Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 587 Circuit Court
Under the scorching sun, everyone felt a coolness from the soles of their feet to the heels of their heads.

Buying and selling is the same crime, and they are all divided into exile. The severity of the sentence makes people look sideways.

It can be said that this trial has a far-reaching impact.

Immediately, it spread in the army, and there were many discussions among the various wings of the Beijing camp.

Immediately, the Daming Military Daily published the trial.

The title is: A Benchmarking Example, Buying and Selling is the same crime, and the crime will not be forgiven.

The implication is that even if it is buying and selling an acre of land, as long as it is military land, it will be exiled to Qiongzhou Prefecture.

Clearly expresses the official attitude.

In this regard, the court officials were silent.

The emperor was quite interested, because this resolution was promoted by him.

Military law is different from civil law.

In the feudal era, military law governed the army and played a deterrent role, so it must be clearly stated and severely punished.

As for the thick Ming law, except for officials who specialize in research, how can ordinary people know about it?

It is even more impossible for local officials to tell the world, because everything is a deception, and the people can let it go, but they can't make it known.

This is the role of the Daming Gazette, to let ordinary people know about the court's decrees, which can greatly limit local deception.

Of course, newspapers are a matter of timing, and they can only be run in a period like the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the imperial examination was popular, the literacy rate was high, and the market economy was booming.

"Using this as an example, as the military report spreads, it will surely deter those delusional people."

The emperor was very interested, and rolled up the military newspaper, which seemed to be pointing the country.

Lu Daqi, Minister of the Ministry of War, was dressed in official robes and black gauze, with a long and wide face showing deep thought, obviously he was thinking very differently from the emperor.

Zhu Yixi quickly noticed his appearance, and it was obvious that he had something to say, so he could only say: "Why, Lu Qing's family has something to say?"

"Of course, the veteran agrees with this matter very much. Even the military newspaper is not enough, and a bulletin must be published so that the people of the world can know it and not break the law."

Lu Daqi hurriedly got up, clasped his hands and said, his attitude was respectful.

"That's right." Zhu Yixi nodded and said: "You can't be punished without guilt. It is also necessary to spread the word widely. When it comes to buying and selling, the same crime cannot be reduced."

"Even if you are famous and honored by the emperor, you will be exiled to Qiongzhou, and you will never be sentenced again."

"Your Majesty is holy." Xiaoxiao flattered him, and seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Lu Daqi continued:

"In the past, the Military Judiciary had only the right to enforce military laws. In the military, it happens that the size of the military is in harmony with each other, so that the balance will not be lost."

"Nowadays, the military judiciary can personally try military criminals, even ordinary people, which is a bit out of balance. I'm afraid that if things go on like this, the military will easily make mistakes..."

Having said that, Zhu Yixi didn't understand why, this was a reminder to himself, and it was also a suggestion.

In the past, the generals in the army were the main ones, and no one could control them. With the military judges, it was barely balanced, but now the power of the military judges has increased greatly, and the law enforcement and judicial powers are integrated. The generals may have to be controlled by others.

Just like later generations, the chief of public security and the judge cannot fit together, otherwise the power will be so great that there is no limit.

"I understand what you mean."

Zhu Yixi was silent for a while, then nodded slightly, showing a hint of approval: "Lv Qing is worthy of being a minister of the country, and she immediately noticed a loophole."

"Lv Qing knows it, can you make up for it?"

Hearing this, Lu Daqi frowned, his heart turned a thousand times.

In the blink of an eye, Qi then clasped his hands and said: "In the humble opinion of the old minister, the Military Judiciary is still rooted in the inaction of each army as in the past, and balances the power of the chief general."

"As for the trial, His Majesty can follow the example of the Hongwu Dynasty and set up judges to specialize in the affairs of prisons in the army."

"Ok!"

The emperor nodded and said: "This method is feasible."

"It's just that if this judge sits in the yamen for a long time, how can he deal with military law?"

"There is no yamen in the army, let the soldiers complain about their grievances, and the military law is strict, and the soldiers are not allowed to wander around."

"How about setting up a circuit court? It's like a censor."

Speaking of this, the more the emperor thought about it, the better he felt, and he showed a satisfied smile:

"Under the Chief of Staff, a circuit court is set up, and the adjudicator acts as an adjudicator. He travels back and forth every year without any careless omissions, and does not stop for a long time."

Lu Daqi was dumbfounded.

I thought to myself, you will learn from it, but I am still thinking about assigning this judicial power to the Ministry of War?This is wasted work.

The corner of his mouth moved, wanting to fight for words.

But seeing the emperor's expression full of interest, he immediately shut his mouth. If it involved the army, he might be shut down.

If this is rejected, I will lose face in the sixth part.

His heart was full of disappointment, but Lu Daqi didn't show it, after all, he still belonged to some city.

"Your Majesty can select some Jinshi to fill the post. They are young and energetic, and they have justice in their hearts. They must be filthy in the Qing army."

"That's right, just like the censor!"

The emperor chuckled.

The censor of the Inspectorate usually appoints young Jinshi to be the censors. He likes to see them immature, young, and not afraid of offending others. After all, young people are most likely to be encouraged.

And the circuit court uses literati, and they are Jinshi, which can better eliminate the influence and achieve relative fairness and justice, which is great.

"By the way, why did Lu Qing come to see me?"

Only at this moment did Zhu Yixi realize that he forgot the subject for a while, and went to patronize Ziyi.

It was only then that Lu Daqi said in a serious manner: "The Beijing Camp was built by His Majesty himself. It is like a rising sun, unstoppable."

"As for the local guardhouse, Nine Sides, there are many problems, and it has reached the point where it has to be destroyed and rebuilt. The whole army is heartbroken, and they have to express their feelings to His Majesty..."

After speaking, Lu Daqi began to introduce Jiubian.

The so-called Jiubian refers to the nine important military towns established successively along the Great Wall defense line in the north during the Hongzhi period.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the imperial court set up thirteen Great Sailors to rule over the guards in Monan. During the Renxuan period, the sidelines began to shrink and moved to the vicinity of the Great Wall one after another.

As a result, starting from the Yalu River in the east and reaching Jiayuguan in the west, the northern border defense line stretching thousands of miles has successively established Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Piantouguan (also known as Shanxi Town), and Yansui Town (also known as Shanxi Town). It is called Yulin Town), Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town and Gansu Town, nine frontier defense towns.

During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang imitated the Yuan Dynasty and wanted to use Monan to raise fat cattle, sheep and war horses, thereby promoting the nomadicization of the northern guards.

During the Renxuan period, the monan guards were gradually abolished or moved inward.

After Jiajing 21, with the intensification of defense, many new towns were established on the Jiubian parent body, but they are still called Jiubian.

At its peak, there were 700,000 frontier troops and 400,000 horses.

However, with the collapse of the Weisuo system, a large number of soldiers fled, such as Zhang Xianzhong, and the fact that the farmland existed in name only, the annual appropriation of the imperial court continued to increase.

You must know that the border town was self-sufficient in the past and did not need money and food. After the collapse, the finances could not make ends meet.

The finance designed by Zhu Yuanzhang began to go bankrupt during the Jiajing period.

(End of this chapter)