The "Book of Law" compiled by Qingji is basically based on the "Book of Law" of Li Kui in the early Warring States period and the Qin Law after the Shang Dynasty changed the law, but many changes have been made.

In this "Book of Law", the main crimes include: rebellion, misconduct in state affairs, occasional poetry and books, theft, thief, impartiality, loss of sentence, lack of care, illegal selling of alcohol, and so on.

The main principles for the application of criminal punishment are: conviction according to the identity level of the offender, distinguishing between joint crimes and non-joint crimes, and heavier crimes for group crimes and crimes of instigating young people in joint crimes.

Distinguish between deliberate and passing, deliberately heavy, and passing first.

Distinguish between completed crimes, attempts, and the degree of harm to society, distinguish between good and bad attitudes, give recidivism to heavier offenders, and mitigate voluntary surrender, and eliminate the reduction of criminal consequences.

In addition, the age of responsibility for criminal offenses is also specified!

To a certain extent, this is very humane.

What may be unacceptable to Li Shu of Wu State is all kinds of torture.

The punishment of Wu was divided into main punishments: death, meat, imprisonment, flogging, and exile.

Humiliating punishment: endurance, 髡.

The former is to keep the hair, and the latter is to shave the hair.

Economic penalty: penal penalty.

Atonement for sins with possessions.

Zhulian Punishment: There are eight categories of ethnic punishment and collection punishment (among them, economic punishment and Zhulian punishment are supplementary punishments).

Each punishment is divided into different levels.

The death penalty includes the three tribes, the extermination of the sect, the pit, the splitting of the car, the dissolution, the beheading, the abandonment of the city, the killing, the disembowelment, the hanging, the sac pounce, the thistle, the chiseling, the ribbing, the cooking, the killing, the death, etc.

Corporal punishment includes 黥, 劓, 刖, palace and so on.

The sentences include Cheng Danchun (5 years), Ghost Salary, Bai Cang (4 years), Lichen Concubine (3 years), Si Kou (2 years), Hou (1 year), etc.

Other punishments also vary in variety.

Each punishment can be used alone, or it can be used in combination with two or three kinds of punishments, such as Nai is a subordinate, punishment is a ghost salary, Huang is a city dan, and a sword is a city dan.

Seeing the "Book of Laws" compiled by Qingji, Queen Ji Ko, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help frowning, and said with some concern: "King, such a severe punishment is unacceptable." ”

"Not to mention the rest of the punishments, this sentence is multiplied, and if you violate the liquor order or steal, you will have to serve hard labor, isn't it serious?"

"If such a decree is introduced, I am afraid that the number of people who violate the law will be countless, and my Wu Kingdom will fall into chaos for a while."

Ji Ko's worries are not unreasonable.

However, Qing Ji just smiled lightly: "It is precisely because there are many people who break the law that the widow wants to implement such a criminal law." The era of governing the country with benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith has come to an end. ”

"Governing the country according to law is the mainstream trend in the world!"

"At the moment, this "Dharma Sutra" is not perfect. The widow sent it out again, let Ji Zi and Fan Li improve it, and adapt it to local conditions. ”

Of course, Qingji would not be stupid enough to paint a scoop according to the gourd, and directly plagiarized Li Kui's "Book of Law" and the legal provisions implemented by Shang Ying.

Because, this is not necessarily suitable for the national conditions of Wu.

It's not good that Qingji will make people angry and lose the hearts of the people.

Therefore, let the native-born ministers like Ji Za and Fan Li revise it, and after many discussions, Qingji can push out the more perfect "Law Sutra".

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Time entered the seventh year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in 507 BC, the beginning of spring.

The second change of Wu Guo is being carried out in a mighty way.

Various decrees have been promulgated, whether it is the unification of weights and measures, or the implementation of the military merit title system, Wu has given enough time for the people to rectify.

"That's him!"

"Take it!"

A squad of stubborn soldiers suddenly arrested a hawker at the bazaar.

The peddler couldn't help but exclaim, "Why are you arresting people! Is there still a royal law? Is there still a heavenly principle? A law-abiding citizen! ”

"Good people?"

The leading soldier sneered and said, "Caiyu, don't think we don't know what your background is. The king has an order to strictly prohibit farmers from entering the mountains, rivers, lakes and rivers to make a living, abandon agriculture and engage in business, and divide the industry among the four people! ”

"You turned out to be a farmer, don't think that we don't know your origin if you haven't re-registered!"

"Take it away!"

The peddler named "Fishing" was finally taken away by those soldiers.

Seeing this, Li Shu, who was onlookers, couldn't help but turn their heads and whisper.

"This person violated the ban and should indeed be punished."

"Will you be exiled to the border and serve a few years of hard labor?"

"Alas, the king did not know what traitors he had heard to proclaim such harsh punishments. After this day, my Wu people can only settle down in their own business, businessmen can only be businessmen, farmers can only be farmers, and craftsmen can only be craftsmen! ”

"That's not exactly. I heard that the military merit title system is implemented in the army, and the king rewards ploughing and fighting, if the soldiers fight bravely to kill the enemy, there may not be no chance to get ahead! ”

"Not bad. Even a peasant like me, if he cultivates well and produces enough per mu, he can also receive cloth and property rewarded by the government, or be exempted from forced labor. ”

Li Shu at the bottom doesn't know if Qingji's implementation of such a reform will be of great benefit to them?

However, the only thing that can be sure is that the reward farming battle does give them a chance to get ahead.

"Bang!"

At this moment, the sound of a gong sounded.

I saw a group of majestic soldiers at the gate of the city, banging on the gong and announcing the people.

This must be what kind of decree or policy the state is going to implement!

When the pedestrians saw this, they all approached one after another.

An official wearing a long crown and a dark official robe posted the notice on the bulletin board, and then looked around and looked at the bustling and crowded Li Shu in the audience.

"Second and third sons, this is the new law established by my Wu State - the Book of Law! In the future, all those who violate the law and discipline will be punished by law, which is for the rule of law, not the rule of man. ”

The official said: "The specific provisions and decrees will be erected at the entrance of the palace and engraved on the bronze wall. ”

At this moment, looking at the notice on the bulletin board, Li Shu, who was watching, couldn't help but change color.

"Such a punishment is too harsh!"

"If the crime of private fighting, exile is to be taken as appropriate? Or the death penalty? ”

"Severe punishment! This is a severe punishment! ”

People of insight believe that the "Book of Laws" promulgated by Wu Guo is very unreasonable.

However, such a statute has already been issued, although only temporarily applicable to the capital city of Jinling.

However, once the time is ripe, the legal framework of the state of Wu will be determined, and then passed down from generation to generation!

Qingji followed the concept of governing the country according to law, and gradually derived a new school of thought - Legalism.

This was to be expected by Qingji.

In the past, under the patriarchal system that emphasized blood relations, the law was hidden from the government and kept secret.

A small number of hereditary nobles monopolized the law and did not let Li Shu understand the letter of the law, so that they could substitute words for the law as they pleased.

Making the written law public to the world and "breaking the law once and for all" not only limited judicial arbitrariness, but also negated and deprived the old aristocracy of some of their legal privileges.

The "written law" deprived the nobility of its power, but concentrated the power in the monarchy.

This is exactly what Qingji wants to see.