Ignoring the two people who came in, the Emperor of the Apocalypse still flipped through the books in his hand unhurriedly, sometimes frowning slightly, sometimes with an indifferent face.

Yuan Keli and Dang Han glanced at each other, their faces were a little unsightly, one was the Jinyi Guard, whose life was like a mustard, and he also looked a little nervous in front of this imperial edict.

A layer of fine beads of sweat had already appeared on Yuan Keli's forehead, who was standing on the side, and this imperial edict was not easy to use. According to the previous code of conduct of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, it is likely that this imperial edict will be used this time.

The Imperial Edict, Yuan Keli has studied in detail, the Edict is a special criminal statute during the reign of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, which is independent of the Ming Law.

Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to deal with crimes severely, especially those committed by officials, compiled the cases he personally tried and combined them with the remarks made on the cases to form a special criminal law that admonished his subjects all over the world to strictly abide by.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Great Edict was the most widely used law, and basically every family had to have a copy. Moreover, the imperial examination will involve the content of the "Ming Dahe". Later in the reign of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, he believed that the country's governance had been effective, so he incorporated many of the contents of the edict into other statutes, and abolished the extrajudicial torture that had been used.

Watching the Emperor of the Apocalypse flip the Imperial Decree, Yuan Keli felt that a cool breeze was blowing from his back, and his body seemed to be shaking.

Closing the book in his hand, the Emperor of the Apocalypse lifted it up, looked at the two of them with a smile, and said in a soft tone: "Two Aiqing, sit down!" ”

When the two of them sat down, the Emperor of the Apocalypse continued: "Yuan Aiqing doesn't seem to be in good health. Do you want to find a Lang Zhong to show you? ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister is a little old. But the body is still good. It's just that the physical strength seems to be a little exhausted when I come in, and it is inevitable that I will be a little difficult to stand for a long time! Yuan Keli respectfully bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said with gratitude.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded with a smile, put his hand on the book on the side, and said with a smile: "I am a young man who ascends the throne, I don't know anything about the world, and I never dare to forget the hardships of Taizu's entrepreneurship. Every day, he takes Taizu personally with him, and he dare not forget it. Studying every day, hoping to be able to achieve the twelfth of the Taizu, is already a luxury! ”

Originally, when he heard that the emperor was working hard, whether it was Yuan Keli or Dang Han, they should have patted the horses with joy on their faces. But the Emperor of the Apocalypse patted the expression of the imperial edict, and these two people not only did not laugh, but they were about to cry.

The two of them knew very well in their hearts that the punishment of the imperial edict was heavier than that of the Great Ming Law. Moreover, its effect is above the Da Ming Law, and Da Yu used a lot of extrajudicial torture, such as cutting off hands, castration into slavery, etc., which can be said to be extremely cruel.

Compared with the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the laws of previous dynasties, the imperial edicts are different, citing various cases of torture to punish the people. Publicly affirm the necessity and reasonableness of extrajudicial punishment. In total, the Imperial Decree lists thousands of cases of clan punishment, Ling Chi, and beheading, and more than 10,000 cases of beheading and abandoning the city, among which the types of torture include clan punishment, Ling Chi, beheading, beheading, capital crimes, ink tattoos, picking tendons to remove fingers, picking tendons to remove knees, severed hands, cutting off toes, cutting feet, flail orders, often called flail orders, flail travels, heavy punishments, confiscation of troops, castration into slavery, and so on.

For the same crime, the imperial decree is greatly aggravated by the Ming Law, and many of them should only be punished with flogging and rods according to the Ming Law. However, the imperial edict was increased to the death penalty. There are many crimes that are not found in the Ming Law Firm, such as "forbidden to travel and eat", "citizens are not allowed to be officials", "officials are strictly forbidden to go to the countryside", "the people take harm to the people", "the sergeant is not used by the king", etc. Emphasis is placed on the rule of officials.

If it is because of the strictness of the imperial edict. It's not enough to let Yuan Keli and Dang Han be like this. There may be something wrong, maybe there will be counseling, but I will never be afraid to be like this.

Because the imperial edict has a very special place, that is, the people he applies to, which makes the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty shudder. Generally speaking, the spearhead of the imperial edict is aimed at all officials and the people, but the focus is on punishing corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and more than eighty percent of its entries belong to the officials.

If the Emperor of the Apocalypse is really determined to use the Imperial Decree, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will suddenly be enveloped in bloody rain. Although they didn't see it in person, they all knew about Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's killing of tens of thousands of people in a corruption case!

Swallowing his saliva hard, Yuan Keli felt that his throat was a little dry, picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip, and hurriedly put it down. I wanted to open my mouth to say something a few times, but I couldn't say anything.

Civil officials always like to say that the law of the ancestors should not be abolished, what should they say? If the Emperor of the Apocalypse took out the imperial edict, how should he oppose it?

Although Yuan Keli was loyal, he really felt inappropriate about the imperial edict, and it was very simple that it stipulated that all officials who used their power for personal gain, and those who colluded with officials and businessmen, should all be peeled and filled. At this time, if you follow the imperial edict, this article alone, all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will be stripped of skin and filled in the grass.

"Aiqing, I trust Aiqing very much, and since I ascended the throne, I have never punished anyone for the crime of silence. There are only three monarchs and ministers in the house today, and it doesn't hurt to talk about what Aiqing has! Seeing Yuan Keli's appearance, the Emperor of the Apocalypse gently stroked the books on the table and said with a smile.

With a heart, Yuan Keli wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, picked up his clothes and knelt on the ground, and said in a firm voice: "Your Majesty has the grace of knowing the minister, and the minister should repay him with a national soldier, and the minister's words may collide with Your Majesty, but the minister has to talk about it." ”

Nodding slowly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse straightened his expression and said in a deep voice: "Aiqing say it!" ”

"Your Majesty, the imperial edict was compiled by Taizu with great effort, and the trial regulations are very detailed, Emperor Taizu is wise and martial, and this imperial edict can be described as excellent." Yuan Keli knelt there respectfully and said.

The party on the side was stunned, what is this? Isn't it for admonishment? How did you shoot the horses! If this passage is said outside, Yuan Keli will probably be scolded to death by the ministers.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse did not speak, this kind of method of first raising and then suppressing is not new, I am afraid that the next thing is but.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Taizu chased Mengyuan in the north, and set the barbarians in the south, and his merits are in the eternal world, and the Tang and Song ancestors are not as good! The imperial edict was formulated when Emperor Taizu was enacted, and the so-called turbulent times should be used to reiterate the code, and the imperial edict is naturally suitable. The reason why Qin was able to dominate the world was because of strict laws. When Yuan Keli said this, he raised his head and looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he was also scared in his heart! The Ming Dynasty has a saying that the ten tribes will be exterminated!

Standing up slowly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse walked to the window, stretched out his hand to open the window, took a deep breath, turned back to the two people and said, "If you don't open the window, the room always feels a little depressed." ”

Yuan Keli and Dang Han were stunned for a moment, and glanced at each other, no one knew what the Emperor of the Apocalypse meant?

Leaning against the window, the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Yuan Keli with a smile, and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Aiqing, you don't have to swallow and vomit, I will finish what you haven't finished." Qin Li died in two lifetimes, that is, he died in this strict law, and did not recuperate with the people. The imperial edict was too strict, and it was acceptable to be used at the time of the founding of the country, but if it was used in later generations, I am afraid that it would reverse the mistakes of the Qin Dynasty. ”

Listening to the indifference in the tone of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Yuan Keli's body trembled, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "The crime of the minister deserves death!" ”

With a slight wave of his hand, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said in a brisk tone, "Get up!" I said that I won't blame you, Tang Taizong has Wei Zheng, and I can naturally accommodate a Yuan Keli. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yuan Keli stood up gratefully and stood aside respectfully.

After pondering for a long time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "Du Mu has a poem: The Qin people have no time to mourn themselves, and the descendants mourn it, and the descendants mourn it without learning from it, and it also makes the descendants mourn the descendants again!" I think this sentence is very good, the Qin Dynasty is indeed worth learning from, but we must recognize the essence clearly, instead of blindly pursuing the fault of harsh government! ”

Seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse said this, Yuan Keli stood aside, his face was a little red, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.

With a slight wave of his hand, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not look at Yuan Keli, turned around and continued: "Emperor Taizu has been reigning for many years and has been using the imperial edict, but no one has seen the situation of the death of the Qin Dynasty, do you know why?" ”

The two of them all lowered their heads, no one spoke, this is not nonsense, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said it, they didn't dare to speak.

"That's because the original intention of the formulation was different, and the harsh government of the Qin Dynasty may have been a good thing to build the Great Wall, but it increased the burden on the people and made the people miserable. Taizu's imperial edict was aimed at officials, so that officials could not run rampant or corrupt, and the people only got benefits. Since Emperor Taizu, the dynasty has been treating scholars more and more, but don't forget that things must be opposed. The Emperor of the Apocalypse looked back at Yuan Keli, with a solemn look in his eyes, and said in a serious voice.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Officialdom is corrupt, and most of the officials are pedantic and incompetent, I know all this. The rich businessmen and magnates are wantonly exploiting, the treasury is empty, and the people are miserable, but it is these big rats who are fat! ”

Poofed and knelt on the ground, Yuan Keli and Dang Han hurriedly said: "The ministers can't perceive the holy will, it's really a sin that deserves death!" ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse ignored the two people, walked to the table and picked up the imperial edict, and told the two people in a serious voice, "In the Liaodong corruption case, many people say that I am not sympathetic to scholars, but who is sympathetic to me. This time in the Lianghuai salt case, I want to tell the world that I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the Lile expedition is from the Son of Heaven! ”

The two people kneeling on the ground were silent, no one dared to say anything, but Chen Lin's voice suddenly sounded outside: "Emperor Qiqi, Xu Xianchun, the secretary of the Beizhen Mansion of Jinyi Wei and Zhizhi, has arrived in Nanjing, and the people sent by Gonggong Wei of Dongchang have also arrived!" ”

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