Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 600 Codes and Routines

In the Hall of Martial Heroes, the elders looked at each other in blank dismay.

How does this feel, the emperor wants to watch a good show?

Well, they admitted that they really wanted to see what kind of scene it would be if the Ministry of Criminal Justice, which had been keeping a low profile in the DPRK, collided with the powerful Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Elder Jin, who once again enjoyed the attention gift, gave a wry smile, but soon became serious.

Those above the court have always been most afraid of not having a chance. If they say they have a chance but fail to grasp it, then they deserve to be oppressed and unable to hold their heads up.

The Ministry of Punishment is just low-key, not cowardly.

Those who are in charge of prisons, how could they not have fortitude in their hearts?

Facing the eyes of all the ministers and the emperor, Jin Lian took a step forward, standing side by side with Chen Yi, and said.

"Your Majesty, I learned from what Chen Zongxian said just now. Since the matter of military settlements involves ministers of civil and military affairs and noble clans, it is not appropriate for the Ministry of Punishment to participate. This minister really cannot agree."

It can be said that anyone who can get to this point will never lose to others when it comes to citing scriptures and refuting each other, and Jin Lian is naturally the same.

From the very beginning, he had a clear point of view and directly refuted Chen Yi's statement.

"According to the system, all soldiers and civilians, officials, clans, and honours, who are honored by the law, can be questioned by the Ministry of Punishment, check their circumstances, follow the law and compare the severity of their crimes."

"The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of all prisons in the world. All matters concerning punishment for crimes should go through the Ministry of Punishment. This is the rule of Taizu."

Isn't it glorious history?As if no one has it!
As soon as Mr. Jin came up, he released a big killer and directly moved out the old system of Taizu.

At the beginning, Emperor Taizu abolished the Zhongshu, dismissed the prime minister, and the power of the order belonged to the six ministries and the total was in the emperor. As one of the six ministries, the power of the Ministry of Punishment was naturally extremely prominent.

From this point of view, what Jin Lian said is correct, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the affairs of punishment and prison.

Therefore, no matter what the status is, as long as it is under the control of the Ming court, it will be under the control of the Ministry of Punishment. There has never been any rule that the Ministry of Punishment of the imperial family of honorable ministers cannot manage.

Of course, it is still the same sentence. For officials, clans, and relatives, the authority of the Ministry of Punishment is limited to summons for trial. If arrests or other measures are required, separate requests must be made.

But if it is said that because of his official position, the Ministry of Punishment cannot control him, it is naturally unreasonable.

As he said that, Jin Lian turned his body slightly, facing Chen Yi who was at the side, and arched his hands with a smile on his face.

"My husband is sympathetic to the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Xie Zongxian. The Ministry of Criminal Justice is in charge of the world's criminal prisons. The Ministry's affairs are indeed numerous, but it is also because of this that the Ministry of Criminal Justice is the largest among the six departments."

The six ministries of the imperial court have slightly different organizational settings because they are in charge of different departments.

Among them, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry all have four clean-up officials, but only the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Punishment, one is responsible for the tax revenue of the whole country, and the other is responsible for the criminal name of the whole country. Like the procuratorate, there are thirteen clean-up departments set up according to the thirteen ways.

From this point of view, the Ministry of Punishment is indeed one of the most numerous and largest yamen among the yamen of the imperial court.

"Thanks to His Majesty's holiness and the diligence of the officials, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs is now running smoothly. Many criminal cases that were delayed due to the Supreme Emperor's Northern Expedition, Civil War, etc. have all been processed a month ago."

"Therefore, Mr. Chief Constitution doesn't have to worry about heavy criminal cases that the Ministry of Criminal Justice can't afford. It's his duty to be in charge of the government. He will definitely not delay the overall situation of the court because of the Ministry of Criminal Justice's fault."

Therefore, many times, it is actually beneficial to bury your head in doing things.

During this year, when the eyes of all the officials were fixed on the various changes in the court, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs was quietly working overtime to deal with its own backlog of cases.

Because of this, when Chen Yi said that he feared that the criminal department was too busy to deal with it in time, Jin Lian could confidently say that although the criminal department was busy, it would never hold back.

You must know that in the past two years, the center of the imperial court has changed so much, and the most influential one is the Ministry of Criminal Justice. There are more than 600 state capitals and more than 2000 counties in the entire Ming Dynasty, and various cases are happening all the time.

These cases, no matter how big or small, will be brought together to the Criminal Ministry. However, many criminal cases can be heard clearly by the Criminal Ministry, but they cannot be carried out.

The fundamental reason is that all prisoners above self-exile need Zhu's approval to take effect.

First, the Supreme Emperor wanted to conscript himself, and all the criminal cases were suppressed, and then all the energy in the court was put on fighting Wacha, and then, the mutual market, the clan, and the Supreme Emperor's return to the south, all kinds of things followed one after another.

For two full years, criminal cases from all over the world could not be handled normally, and one can imagine how terrifying the backlog is.

However, even in the face of such a huge number of ministries, Jin Lian was still able to deal with them in just over half a year.

Based on this political performance alone, whoever said that the Criminal Ministry's ability to handle government affairs is not good enough, Mr. Jin can go back with confidence!
However, Chen Yi was naturally not easy to deal with. Facing Jin Lian's rebuttal, he was not angry, but just twirled his beard and said.

"What Jin Shangshu said is of course the imperial court system, but you and I both know that the imperial court's government affairs are complicated and often have to be modified."

"In the past, any official who committed a crime, unless the case was extremely complicated and difficult to discern, or had an unforgivable crime, you should be more careful. They were all impeached by the scientific way, and the emperor approved it. .”

"The matter of the military colony is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. Every move should be carefully considered. From the perspective of the overall situation, I naturally trust the criminal department's ability to handle criminal cases. However, there is no precedent for this after all. It needs to be explored slowly. .”

"But now, what is lacking is time. It is necessary to rectify the military settlement quickly, otherwise, it will be very easy to have many twists and turns. Therefore, the old man thinks that everything should be based on the military settlement. If the Ministry of Punishment is willing, the thirteen censors When inspecting various places, I also found a batch of criminal cases in my hand, which can be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, how about it?"

After saying these words, Jin Lian's face turned dark.

Is my majestic Ministry of Punishments missing the cases of your thirteen censors?

Under the current situation, what the Criminal Ministry really wants is not to change the past practice and directly intervene in the interrogation of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.

If you can't achieve this point, why do you need those few cases? Is it really easy to be a criminal department?
Opening his mouth, Mr. Jin wanted to refute, but he couldn't think of what to say for a while.

Above the court, this is often the case, each has its own reasons.

Jin Lian talked about Taizu's code system, Chen Yi said that it was a common practice in the past, Jin Lian said that the Ministry of Punishment was strong and would not hold back, and Chen Yi said that the matter was of great importance and he dared not take risks.

Anyway, everyone is standing on their own standpoint, and the reasons given are very sufficient.

As Chen Yi said, everyone trusts the ability of the Ministry of Justice, but in the current situation, there is no need for such twists and turns.

This is not only the opinion of Chen Yi alone, in fact, it is also the opinion of many other ministers present.

Jin Lian knew this, so he felt a little embarrassed.

However, it was only a short moment before he realized what he was doing here with these people. It was not Jin Lian who asked the Ministry of Punishment to participate in the military settlement.

This matter is the emperor's intention, since it is the case, it is not appropriate for Jin Lian to fight against the Confucians alone, right?

So, Mrs. Jin thought for a while, and pitifully cast his eyes on the emperor above...

(End of this chapter)