In the following days, the Constitutional Yuan began to improve the new system of officialdom.

After discussion, after the new system came out, the grade of the Jilu official was abolished, and like the Yuanfeng reform, the Jilu official was turned into an honorary official similar to a loose official and a medal officer, and no longer represented several grades of officials as before.

And the dispatch officially became his own official, so that he could change the chaotic officialdom system of the original Great Song Dynasty, clarify the responsibilities of the upper and lower levels, and do his duty.

After that, the Constitutional Yuan officially began to release rumors, preparing to release a new system soon, and the first to be reformed was the Criminal Department.

In the Song Dynasty, the six departments can be described as nothing, basically just used to be a grade of Jilu officials, and now the criminal department is going to become a judicial department, in charge of legal customization, which is naturally the top priority.

The most important thing is that in the future, each department must have its own departmental regulations, and it is certainly not enough to rely on the Constitutional Yuan to make rules and regulations for dozens of departments in the Great Song Dynasty in the future, so before the comprehensive reform, the criminal department should be changed first, and then the criminal department will preside over the rules and regulations of each department.

But today's secretary of the Criminal Department is Xia Zhu, and Zhao Jun is not at ease to hand over such an important errand to him, because the rules and regulations are an important basis for clarifying the responsibilities of various departments in the future.

So this task has to be given to someone who can be trusted.

On November 4, early in the morning, after the court meeting ended, Zhao Jun summoned Li Di in the Constitutional Yuan.

Li Di is seven years older than Lu Yijian, the old man is in good spirits, and walked into the Constitutional Yuan with his hands behind his back and refreshed, and happened to bump into Lu Yijian at the door, the two of them stared at each other with big eyes, and each left with a cold snort.

Zhao Jun's desk is facing the door of the Constitutional Yuan, which is different from the Privy Council and the Third Division, and the Constitutional Yuan, like the original Political Affairs Hall, needs the prime ministers to handle official affairs together and discuss together.

Therefore, the other departments have their own offices, but the Constitutional Institute is working in the lobby, each with a desk, so that when the official documents are sent over, there is no need to run around when they encounter difficult problems, and they can just say hello and have a small meeting in the hall.

Li Di walked to Zhao Jun's desk, arched his hand slightly, and said, "I've seen the Zhiyuan." ”

"Li Xiang came just in time."

Zhao Jun nodded, glanced at the door, there seemed to be a faint figure, and smiled: "Let's go inside and talk." ”

With that, he got up and took Li Di to the inner room.

At the door, Lu Yijian showed half of his sneaky head and glanced inside.

Yan Shu next to him came over from the third division after finishing his business, saw his appearance, and wondered: "Lu Xiang, what are you doing at the door." ”

"Ahem."

Lu Yijian coughed twice and said, "The old man is thinking about something." ”

"Oh."

Yan Shu didn't think too much about it, thinking that Lu Yijian was senile and dementia, and the ministers were older, and it was normal for people in their fifties and sixties to forget things.

He walked into the house, many officials performed their duties, and Lu Yijian left.

Yan Shu walked up to Wang Zeng and handed the official document from the Sansi Household Department to the other party today, and when he saw the corners of the other party's mouth raised, he said curiously: "Wang Xiang, what is so happy?" ”

"Naturally, Lu Xiang is not happy, and I am happy."

Wang Zengle said.

Yan Shu was confused and said, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Wang Zeng said: "Han Long plans to let Li Gugu be the secretary of the criminal department and formulate the rules of each ministry, this is an important task, do it well, and it is natural for him to enter the political system in the future, do you think Lu Xiang can be happy?" ”

"Harm"

Yan Shu sighed and didn't say anything more.

Here, Zhao Jun took Li Di into the inner room, and the two of them sat down separately.

The inner room is actually a conference room, according to Zhao Jun's request, a large long table is placed in the middle, and Taishi chairs are placed on both sides.

At the end of Zhao Jun's long table, Li Di sat opposite, he poured Li Di a cup of tea, and then said to him: "Li Xiang, I called you over today because I have something to tell you." ”

"The prefect is instructed."

Li Di had already submitted his name before and worshiped under Zhao Jun's door, so he agreed without hesitation.

Zhao Jun smiled: "It's a good thing, you know the recent rumors." ”

Li Di thought for a while and said, "It's a matter of preparing for restructuring." ”

"Well, nowadays, officialdom is chaotic, there is no clarity between superiors and subordinates, and many people don't even know who their bosses are, which seriously hinders governance."

Zhao Jun nodded and said, "Therefore, I have asked Your Majesty to change the government." In the future, the Great Song Dynasty should adopt a multi-ministry system of one court, headed by the Constitutional Yuan, under the jurisdiction of a number of first-level departments, such as six departments, and then divided into three departments, and the rest of the departments were added to command many officials. ”

Sure enough, it will be divided into three divisions.

Li Di thought in his heart, this matter has been in a uproar recently, and Cheng Lin, the envoy of the third department, asked at the court meeting this morning, but the official family refused to disclose the inside story on the grounds that it was being preliminarily discussed and had not yet been determined.

Judging from the current situation, the reform of officialdom is a definite thing, then this means that the power is reshuffled again.

How much benefit can he get from it?

Li Di did not immediately ask, but patiently waited for Zhao Jun's next words.

Because since Zhao Jun called him here today and revealed these secrets, it means that he must be able to use it inside, so there is no need to be anxious.

Really.

I heard Zhao Jun say: "The first to be restructured will be the Criminal Department, and the role of this department in the future will be to formulate laws and assist in the procurement of rules and regulations of various departments, which is a department specializing in judicial and criminal law." If the Great Song Dynasty wants to become a country ruled by law and has laws to follow, the Criminal Department is indispensable. ”

"Oh?"

Li Di muttered: "If a special department is set up to formulate laws, does that mean that this department needs to change laws at any time in the future?" ”

"Not bad."

Zhao Jun was very satisfied with Li Di's acuity, and said with a smile: "There are times when the law is not applicable, and changes can be made at any time, also to adapt to the present." It's just that the change of the law is definitely a serious matter, and in addition to the internal criminal department, it must also go through the Constitutional Yuan, including any system, and it must be reviewed by the Constitutional Yuan. ”

Li Di said without hesitation: "This is natural, since the Constitutional Yuan wants to command hundreds of officials, command all departments, and verify all systems, it is also a matter of course." ”

"The Criminal Department should first be restructured, and the regulations of each ministry must be set up. The so-called no rules, no circle. In the future, all ministries will strictly follow the system and must ensure that the administration is fast and efficient. ”

Zhao Jun said: "Now Xia Zhu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, I am not very satisfied with this person. Li Xiang has served as a local, general judge, history museum, salt and iron, tax supervisor, and military intellectual, and has many political achievements, and is proficient in the three divisions, military, taxation, and law, so I want to hand over this errand to Li Xiang. ”

Li Di didn't shirk either, and said directly: "Xie Zhiyuan trusts, it's just such a big thing, I'm afraid I can't do it alone." ”

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "Don't worry, after you are appointed as the secretary of the Criminal Department, you can draw up a list, whether you are idle or serving in other ministries, if you think it can help you formulate laws, you will hand over the list to the Constitutional Yuan, and the Constitutional Yuan will help you mobilize manpower." ”

"Thank you."

"Li Xiang can know that the official family and I attach great importance to this restructuring, among which the outstanding ones will be added to the political system of the Yuan observation alternate, and in the future, if there is a vacancy in the court, it will be given priority to be filled, and this time, the criminal department, because of its heavy responsibilities, will add this title to show that its status is slightly higher than that of the ministries."

"If that's the case, then thank you for the help of the Governor's Academy."

Li Di was overjoyed.

He used to be the prime minister, so he naturally hopes to return to the high position.

But now Lu Yijian has not only not been deposed, but has even gone one step further and joined the more powerful Constitutional Yuan.

Obviously, if Zhao Jun hadn't brought him back, I am afraid that there would be no possibility of returning to Bianliang in the future.

Originally, after the establishment of the Constitutional Yuan, I also thought about whether I could enter the Constitutional Yuan, but unfortunately, the official family said that the Constitutional Yuan was very important, and some of them abdicated, otherwise it would be difficult to enter.

Therefore, it can only be temporarily silenced.

But didn't he take refuge in Zhao Jun just to enter the Constitutional Yuan?

Obviously, he knows that only those who are closer to the center of power can have power, so he is in a hurry.

Although he didn't get what he wanted now, at least with his sworn enemy Lu Yijian in power, it was good to be able to take a step forward.

Anyway, Zhao Jun can suppress Lu Yijian, and he is naturally not afraid of being targeted by political enemies.

"Hmm."

Zhao Jun got up and said with a smile: "Okay, the Criminal Department will be handed over to Li Xiang, there is no hurry to revise the law first, I hope that Li Xiang can complete the rules and regulations of various departments as soon as possible, so as to prepare for the restructuring of the new department at the end of the year." ”

"Okay."

Li Di also nodded, got up and arched his hand: "Thank you for the trust of the Zhiyuan, the subordinate will definitely do his duty." ”

"So be it for today."

Zhao Jun walked to the door, and the two of them walked out one after the other, talking and laughing.

When he arrived at the hall, Zhao Jun personally sent Li Di out of the Constitutional Yuan.

And all this was naturally taken care of by Lu Yijian, who had finished his official duties outside and returned to the courtyard.

There was no change in the expression on his face, but his heart was itching with hatred.

It's a pity he can't help it.

Li Di's ascension to the throne is an established fact, and there is no way to change it.

Lu Yijian could only be glad that when Zhao Jun crossed over, he was still in that phase, as long as he was in the Constitutional Yuan for a day now, it would be difficult for Li Di to step into it.

A moment later, Zhao Jun came back from outside, said hello to everyone, and continued to sit back in his place to work.

At this moment, Song Shou walked over, handed a large amount of official documents to Zhao Jun's desk, and said: "Hanlong, this is the list of punishments jointly discussed by Dali Temple and the Trial Court, you can take a look." ”

"Oh?"

Zhao Jun took the thick official document, and said as he opened it: "Let them be punished, will it come out so soon?" ”

Song Shou smiled and said: "If you urge three times a day, they will naturally be fast." ”

"That's what they're supposed to do."

Zhao Jun looked at the content inside and quickly began to browse.

These penalty lists actually started in August this year, and the imperial city was in the city, and then people were arrested.

Cleaned up Kaifeng Mansion, swept away many underworld elements such as Bianliang Underground Sanssouci Cave and Ghost Fan Tower, plus gang members in the city, and arrested tens of thousands of people.

Among them, there are as many as 300 officials alone, up to the six or seven grades of the three divisions of the judges, the imperial history, the Dali Temple, and the judiciary to join the army, down to the eight or nine grades of the army patrol envoys, deeds, points, government affairs, and all the divisions and secretaries to catch a basket.

Although they seem to be petty officials, in fact, many people belong to the lowly and powerful, such as the judges of the three divisions, the likes of the imperial history, and if they go further, they can often go out to know a state, like when Li Di was the judge of the salt and iron of the three divisions, it didn't take long to know Yunzhou, and then he was a resident of the house, a member of the ministry, and a deputy envoy of the salt and iron of the three divisions.

So these officials are actually middle-level officials, and they have also fallen a deputy prime minister-level Han Yi, which is a big earthquake for this officialdom.

"That's not right, right?"

After a while, after reading part of the sentence, Zhao Jun threw away the official document and said: "What do you mean, if the officials don't kill any of them, they will be exiled at most." The others are either dismissed or even demoted, and the law is used as a child's play? ”

"I can't help it."

Song Shou said helplessly: "The Great Song Dynasty can't punish the doctor, you know, you sent the Imperial City Division to arrest people and use lynching, how much of a stir did it make?" If it weren't for the help of the official family and me to suppress it, I'm afraid they would have made a big fuss. ”

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Zhao Jun shook his head and said: "The meaning of the law is to standardize, if you don't abide by it, what's the use of asking for the law?" And since I'm here this time, and I just happened to meet me, then I should be punished again, and I should be killed, and I can't let it go! ”

Cai Qi on the side said: "The official family has always known the world with benevolence, if the punishment is too cruel, how can it be worthy of the name of "benevolent monarch"? Or can it be light, right? ”

"It can't be light, and it should be used in troubled times."

Zhao Jun vetoed: "Just kill this person, who can see it?" Zhu Yuanzhang next door saw it, and thought that our Great Song Dynasty couldn't kill anyone. You all draw me a hook for the death penalty, one tick for each person, and today's task is to cut off more heads! From the official's point of view, unless the rest of the people are not guilty to death, even if they are close to the death penalty or only a heavy sentence, I will be sentenced to death, and I will kill more people to set an example! ”

“.”

Everyone may look at each other, and there is nothing to say, so they can only get up and come over, each take a copy of the official document, and begin to judge themselves.

Zhao Jun took the list of officials.

Dali Temple and that side obviously sentenced the punishment based on the Song Dynasty and scholars to rule the world, like Liao Yu, it is enough to kill ten times, and the result is exile.

There are also people from the Ma family and the Han family, and the culpability is basically very light, and some are even insignificant.

The most outrageous is that Han Yuan.

Fan Zhongyan didn't bring down this guy back then, but now after being in Zhao Jun's hands, the guilt found out is even more excessive than what Lao Fan investigated back then.

Catching beggars, cutting off people's fingers, and beating people to death on fabricated charges in order to rob people's ancestral heirlooms are all considered light, and there are even cases where two girls who were sent over from Sanssouci Cave had fun to death.

Then Dali Temple and the court was dismissed.

Isn't that funny?

Zhao Jun did not hesitate and directly passed the death penalty.

Except for the crime of accepting bribes, as long as there are other crimes, causing death, or causing the separation of people's wives and families, they will be punished with death.

As a result, of the more than 300 officials who had not been killed, 70 or 80 were sentenced to beheading, and more than 10 were beheaded, and more than 200 people were not simply dismissed from their posts and exiled, but were imprisoned and imprisoned, and the lightest were exiled to Lingnan.

Throughout the morning, Zhao Jun basically drew a hook in the Constitutional Yuan. Although every stroke is a living human life, Zhao Jun is not merciful at this moment.

For their lives could not be repaid compared to the hundreds of people they had plagued.

At best, the beheading is just a way to comfort the wounded hearts of the victims.

(End of chapter)