Chapter 55 Extension of the Legal System

Guo Qian thanked Wang and hurried back to inform him to prepare. Wang was also a little more sure of winning the Cuju competition between the king's palace. There was still a month before the same day. Wang believed that with Guo Qian's current drill, as long as he was analyzed and pointed out, he could grasp the way of Cuju in the Song Dynasty. Weakness, beating the opponent,

Wang had a break. It was already dark, and she had dinner with the two wives. Su Xiaomei said, "In addition, my brother's student named Qin Guan came today. He sent a letter saying that his father-in-law's mortgage extension had been completed, and he also sent some gifts. I remember the prince said that the prince owed him more than half of the money. I won't return him. He is pathetic, so I didn't accept his gift.

"Well, we won't accept any gifts in the future, so as not to be short-handed." The king praised and said,

"Of course, I heard that his father-in-law had left, saying that he would raise money as soon as possible to redeem the house. In short, the prince can't afford to offend, and it's not easy to do the official he bought." Su Xiaomei seemed to sigh a little,

Wang didn't think so. Xu Liang also asked for himself. He said to his little sister, "The cost of being an official is high, so most of the people who buy an official will be greedy. If Xu Liang is not greedy, it is also his accumulation of virtue. I hope he can remember this lesson and think less in the future, otherwise the gains outweigh the losses."

As he spoke, Wang had almost eaten. He put down his bowls and chopsticks, took the towel handed over by the maid and wiped his mouth: "You eat slowly. I'll go out later."

"Your Majesty, do you still want to go out at this late hour?" Su Xiaomei and Rouer asked in one voice,

"The emperor is going to summon Mr. Hou tomorrow. I'll see how his preparations are going later. You should go to rest early. Don't work too hard on things in the house."

Hearing Wang's considerate words, Su Xiaomei and Rouer were psychologically warm. Su Xiaomei sighed and said, "We are heavy and it is not convenient to go out. Unfortunately, the prince, you have a proposal in the court today, saying that you want to try a case in public, and allow the officials' families to do a jury. We have such a funny thing. I can't go even if I want to be pregnant.

Wang saw his little sister asking himself and said with a smile, "You two are about to be mothers, and you are still playful. The public trial is a matter of life. You should watch the play. You guys, be honest in the house, and don't run around anywhere." After listening to this, Su Xiaomei made a grimace next to the king,

Lu Shenyan pushed the door and walked into the room. Seeing that the king was coming towards the door, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Li Shen from Kaifeng Mansion is here. He is waiting for you in the study now."

Lu Shenyan led the way with a lantern. The two walked to the front yard. Lu Shenyan reported as he walked: "The yard for Deyunshe has been cleaned up, and they can move in tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll ask Han Derong to explain the training time of the training ground to Master Guo later. In addition, is there a large empty house behind the royal palace?"

"Yes, there is an open space. If you use the back of such a big palace, that place is too big. You have to take a column of incense back and forth."

If a bunch of incense is converted into the current time, it will take about fifty or sixty minutes. It is quite abstract to say how big the royal palace is and how many houses there are, but it is really not small to walk back and forth for nearly an hour.

Wang Zan smiled and said, "Then what you walk around this day, don't you just walk?"

"It's true. You didn't see that I'm almost a Scud. Now I have to walk a few miles every day. If you use all the places behind the house, it will take you to call someone for a long time."

Wang Bian thought about Lu Shenyan and said, yes. Now it is said that it takes half a column of incense for a person to see him, and this time can't be consumed. He suddenly stopped and looked at the ground behind him. In addition to the circuitous promenade, the passages between the courtyards were all new stone roads. At this time, he found that the ground was very flat. Whole,

"Your Majesty, what's missing?" Lu Shenyan also held it around,

"I didn't lose anything. Tomorrow you will find a craftsman, both a carpenter and a blacksmith." The king said and continued to move forward,

Lu Shenyan hurriedly took a few steps to follow the king: "Hey hey, I'm sure you have something new. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"You will know when you make it." Wang is funny. Although what he wants to do is fun, beginners will definitely be thrown down.

At night, the brightly lit hall of the royal palace seemed a little empty. The family in charge of the office building saw the king and saluted respectfully. Wang and Lu Shenyan went up the stairs to the second floor. Hou Shuxian's room was still lit. Hearing the footsteps of the stairs, Cai Jing went out of the room to greet him: "Your Majesty, you Here we go."

Wang stopped at the corner of the stairs and asked, "How's it going? Do you think of what you think?"

Cai Jing walked to the king and said, "I already have an idea, and I'm waiting for you to discuss it."

"Okay, Li Shen from Kaifeng Mansion is here. I'll talk to you later." The king said and walked to the third floor,

In the reception room next to the study next to the king on the third floor, there was a voice of two people talking. He Zhu was chatting with Li Shen in the room. Wang pushed the door and walked into the room. The two hurriedly got up and saluted,

Wang Bing and Li Shen were polite, and the guest sat down. He Zhu and Lu Shenyan left the room. Lu Shenyan ordered the servant to send fruit tea to the room again. He Zhu sat in his seat in the hall and looked at the book.

"Qingchen, let me tell you some good news..." Lu Shenyan finished his work, sat opposite He Zhu and said mysteriously,

He Zhu looked up at Lu Shenyan and said, "Mr. Lu, what good news?"

"Your father is coming back soon."

"Really," He Zhu grinned happily when he heard it,

Lu Shenyan frowned. Although the child was only fourteen or fifteen years old, he was too ugly. Not only was he black, but his eyebrow bones and eyes were very abrupt. It was better during the day. This night, he looked under the lamp, especially with a smile on his teeth. If he hadn't been close to him, he would be really shocked.

"You, don't laugh. It's true. The prince asked him to take care of the house behind the palace. He said that he would rearrange it later. He said that he would slowly transfer the people who went to Yongzhou back. Moreover, the prince also said that you are old, and you will gradually have your own house. Alas, it's so fast. I was married to Hu Niang when I was your age.

He Zhu felt that he was happy that his father could come back, but he was not interested in the following questions. He smiled and continued to read with his head down,

Lu Shenyan looked at He Zhu's book: "Don't read these. It's useless. The prince said that this year's scientific examination should be unconventional. It's useless to memorize by rote. You should learn to integrate."

He Zhu turned around with the book and ignored Lu Shenyan. Lu Shenyan said to himself, "It's really like what the prince did. During the scientific examination, I tested the etiquette of the royal palace, the training of the servants, and the deployment of the maidservant. Maybe I can also win, and I can be a senior official."

He Zhu put down the book and said with a smile, "Then General Manager Lu doesn't have to take the scientific examination. With you have followed the prince in the royal palace for so many years, you may be able to be a eunuch."

"Pooh, stinky boy." Lu Shenyan waved his fist and laughed: "You are tactful. What about Tong Guan? Shouldn't Daofu be on duty today?"

He Zhu hurriedly made a booing gesture: "Don't let the prince hear it. The young prince has gone out. Let me replace him for a while."

Lu Shenyan looked at He Zhu suspiciously. When Tong Guan began to sneak out of the house, and he didn't let the king know.

In the living room of the study, Li Shenzheng and Wang were discussing the jury. Today, when the dynasty was scattered, Li Shen wanted to talk to Wang, but those ministers were surrounded by the king. Li Shen couldn't come forward at all.

The king told Li Shen in detail how to hear the procedures and steps of the public trial. Li Shen nodded while listening. After listening, Li Shen asked, "The prince can always think about the questions ahead of others. Today, when I heard the prince's idea in the court, I was thinking that this is probably only the first step for the prince's legal system. "

This was a bit of a question for Wang. To be honest, when he was in the court, he was just going to establish a norm. As for the first step or even what it would develop in the future, Wang really didn't think so much. However, since Li Shen said so, and he was serious, as if after repeated deliberation, it was not easy for Wang to let him Disappointed, not to mention, if Li Shen came up with a lot of extended questions, wouldn't he, the reformer who raised the questions, fall behind?

The king smiled cunningly and then asked, "Then Qingchen speculated what I was going to do later."

Li Shenruo said thoughtfully, "In those years, Prime Minister Bao rarely used heavy punishment in Kaifeng Mansion, and the reason why Prime Minister Bao was praised by people was mostly related to his in-depth investigation and research so that the injustice could be cleared up. I wonder if the jury should be involved in the investigation of the case in the future when the prince proposed jury method. "."

Wang's side was flashed by Li Shen's words. He praised: "Those who know me are Qingchens. I do have the next step, but it is not a jury to participate in the investigation. After all, they are not the observation of the government's observation (observation, the alias of the Song Dynasty arrest). Strict punishment will certainly lead to unjust and false cases. If the court can legislate, prohibit officials. If the officer is tortured to force a confession, then there should be supervision of the officials. The jury is the best supervision group. There must be solid evidence for the conviction of the suspect. The suspect can also ask for a defense. Finally, look at the evidence of both sides to make a ruling. Isn't this more open, fair and just?

Li Shen laughed and said, "I knew that the prince is definitely not a chess piece of chess. Legislation prohibits torture and forced confessions. I'm the first one to agree."

Wang side silently breathed a sigh of time, and finally he responded quickly, and he more and more found that with the improvement of his identity and status, many things that he could not think of, others would help think about, and then all of them were recorded in himself. The good things are like this. Who knows if the bad thing is also Fortunately, he was no longer shocked. He smiled and said, "Then ask the minister to draft a memorial. The sooner it is carried out, the better."

"Okay, I'll do it when I go back. I have one more thing to do today. The prince said that it's best for the jury to have people who resign and go back to their hometown. I want to recommend one person, but I don't know if he is willing to go back to the capital..."