Qin Mu paced back and forth in the cell with a little impatience, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment were the foundation of the entire country.

The Ministry of Rites is the institution responsible for the etiquette and indoctrination of the country, and it can be said to influence the culture and ideology of the entire country.

In the past, there was a system of etiquette and music, which divided people into three, six, nine, and so on, and then there was a Qing literary prison that restricted people's words, deeds, and thoughts.

It is definitely not a rational thing for the feudal dynasty to use a knife in the Ministry of Rites, and the slightest carelessness will make the Empress Wu feel that she is also a rebel.

The Criminal Department is in charge of justice and punishment, and its power in the Tang Dynasty was not very large, and many times it was to prevent a monopoly of checks and balances, and its power was not as strong as that of Dali Siqing, and it was not as strong as the supervision of the imperial history, which could directly report the impeachment of officials.

Moreover, the whistle-blowing system implemented by the Empress Wu was a huge impact on the judicial system of the Tang Dynasty, in order to eliminate dissidents and stabilize the court, trumped-up charges abounded, and it was not a simple matter to change the criminal department.

Qin Mu thought back to what he had learned, and considered Empress Wu's temper and fell into a predicament for a while.

As the first woman in history who wanted to be an emperor, Empress Wu naturally wanted to be different from those emperors before her, which was an opportunity and a proposition.

No matter how you say that the martial queen is also a woman, many times she will believe in her own feelings more, which is also caused by the differences between men and women.

A flash of inspiration struck Qin Mu's mind, and a bold idea burst out of his mind.

He took out his phone, opened the notepad, there were hundreds of notes in it, he created new notes, and began to type.

In the cell on the other side, a few people, you look at me, I look at you, after calming down, they realized that Qin Mu was doing this two-prongedly, and it would be difficult for them to get out.

During this period of time, many people were released in a row, and the Empress Wu would definitely be puzzled, even if Qin Mu was covered by Dali Temple, but they couldn't be clearer about the relationship maintained by money, even if they didn't know how to be an official, they knew that once the wind direction changed, these people would not hesitate to abandon Qin Mu's shining hot gold chess piece.

Wu Zhengji looked at their expressions in the corner, and also guessed a thing or two, and he was also doubting Qin Mu's ability in his heart.

Although he didn't understand Qin Mu's specific operation, he understood a truth, he couldn't hit people too hard, and he couldn't hit them repeatedly, once he forced the beaten, he saw too many things about the dog jumping over the wall in a hurry.

He knows very well what the virtues of the bad people under his hands are, all of them are ruffians and hooligans, they don't know a few big characters, and they think that as long as they are ruthless enough, they can make all the people afraid of them, so many people are too arrogant and unclear.

He looked at the other side coldly, what Qin Mu was doing now was not the same, and what he had to face was the supreme ruler of the Tang Dynasty, if he was not careful, the fallen officials of the Dali Temple and himself would definitely die.

At the same time, he also hoped that Qin Mu could succeed, he wanted to go out, he had already made enough money, and when the time came, he would take his daughter back to his hometown in Chang'an, open a wine shop and enjoy life, or go back to the village to buy a few acres of land and live a life without fighting.

"Li Qingsheng, are you busy in the Criminal Department on weekdays?" Yao Wen of the Ministry of Officials suddenly asked.

"If you're busy or not, you can see if the official scheduling is clear, ask knowingly!" Li Qingsheng replied angrily.

"Hmph, official scheduling? You are an official in Beijing, but I don't know that this criminal department has been reducing officials over the years, but there are more and more bad people, and although the results are fast to let these ruffians and hooligans do things, but ah, bad people have become a new hidden danger. ”

Wu Zhengji looked at Yao Wen, he knew in his heart that these people didn't treat him as a human being in their hearts, there have indeed been more and more bad people over the years, and there are more and more things to do every day.

They only received instructions from above to arrest people, and even to beat people, and they didn't know the specific reason, they just did it.

"You mean, the power of the Criminal Department is slowly growing?" Li Qingsheng asked.

Yao Wen nodded, "The Criminal Department is in charge of the judiciary, although it has no power to punish, but it manages the most extensive grassroots officials, you say, why is this?" ”

Li Qingsheng looked at the meaningful smile on Yao Wen's face, he thought about this problem seriously for the first time, and the first time he thought of it was the strict legal system of the Qin Dynasty, turmoil often came from the most grassroots people, Liu Bang, an inconspicuous pavilion chief, became the founder of the Han Dynasty.

"Could it be? Empress Wu wants to be the emperor!? Li Qingsheng suppressed the shock in his heart and shouted.

Several other people looked at him with shocked faces, but none of them refuted Li Qingsheng.

They recalled the changes in the situation since the death of the first emperor, which really proved that Empress Wu was very ambitious, and abolished the crown prince and emperor one after another, and even slaughtered the entire Li Tang royal family.

At first, they thought that Empress Wu was like Empress Lu of the Han Dynasty who was blinded by power, but now it seems that Empress Wu's ambition is far more than that, and her strength dooms her heirs to weakness and even mediocrity, and she doesn't want her Tang Dynasty to go downhill with the previous emperor to maintain experience.

The first step is to kill the heroes, the second step is to kill the royal family, and the third step is to support the Empress Wu's cronies, which all show that the Empress Wu is planning to steal the Li Tang royal family.

Several people pondered for a long time, and they couldn't help but feel a chill on their backs, they couldn't imagine how many ridiculous things they would do if Empress Wu ascended the throne as emperor.

In this predominantly male-dominated feudal society, a woman's fear of the future and her grip on power can drive a person insane.

They only now understand why they are in prison, they are just a stepping stone for Empress Wu to ascend to the throne, and the most terrifying thing is that all this is still intensifying.

"Alas, if I can get out, I won't stay in this officialdom any longer." Yao Wen sighed.

When Li Qingsheng heard this, there was a strange look in his eyes, with a hint of excitement.

Wu Zhengji looked at Li Qingsheng, he was too familiar with this kind of look, it was a greedy gaze, he guessed that Li Qingsheng would return to officialdom again even if he was released from prison, chasing power.

Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, he deeply understands that he is just a bad handsome, even the treasury officials of the yamen look down on him, he knows in his heart that these have nothing to do with him.

It doesn't matter who he is the emperor, as long as he can live comfortably, he will be satisfied.

As for these big people, they don't care about it if they want to die.

"Li Qingsheng!" There was a shout from the next cell.

Li Qingsheng got up suddenly, walked to the cell, and saluted Qin Mu excitedly: "Qin Lang, what are your orders?" ”

With a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, Qin Mu slowly waved at him, motioning for him to lean his ear over.

Li Qingsheng hurriedly walked in and listened.

The others held the wooden fence with their hands and looked at them curiously, only to see the expression on Li Qingsheng's face changed from joy to shock, and then shouted with a calm face.

"Qin Lang, if you want me to die, just say it!"