Chapter 345 Reverse Molestation

Zhao State.

Capital.

A notice has just been posted at the gate of the palace. The evidence of the fourth prince, Prince Sheng, plotting to murder the empress is irrefutable. After the joint trial by the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Zongzheng Temple, he should be sentenced to death according to the law.

But Her Majesty was merciful and spared his life for the sake of blood relationship. He was only deprived of his title. The property of Prince Sheng's mansion and the properties under his name were all confiscated to the national treasury. Prince Sheng himself was also imprisoned in the palace and was not allowed to step out of the palace for the rest of his life.

Before the empress ascended the throne, she was almost assassinated, and everyone knew about it.

Until today, the people are still speculating about the real culprit behind the scenes.

Some say it was Prince An, because he had the highest votes among the court officials except the empress.

Some say it was Prince Sheng. Although he is the empress's brother, if something happens to the empress and the general election is held again, the officials who originally supported the empress are likely to support Prince Sheng, and he also has a strong motivation.

Some court officials also believed that Prince Sheng had changed his temper and had given up on the throne, but they never thought that it was just his disguise.

The people and officials in the capital were all discussing this matter.

Even if the empress took the throne, Prince Sheng was still the most noble prince, but he deserved the fate he suffered today.

The palace.

Zhaoyang Palace.

Zhaoyang Palace was originally the empress's bedroom, but Li Nuo and Yiren also lived here in the past two days.

Saving Her Majesty consumed half of Li Nuo's lifespan.

The capture of Prince Sheng restored some of his blood.

Sentencing a first-rank prince can increase his lifespan by a thousand days.

Although it is not a death sentence, such a punishment is not much different from the death penalty for him.

Capturing Prince Sheng is not the end, but the beginning.

There are still many officials and dignitaries in Zhao waiting for him to capture.

But before taking action, there are still some problems to be solved.

In front of Li Nuo, there is a thick "Zhao Law".

The laws of Zhao and Daxia differ in details, but the overall difference is not big.

Redemption of punishment exists in the laws of both countries. If officials and dignitaries break the law, they can pay silver to be exempted from punishment, or they can offset the punishment by dismissing from office or demoting their titles.

As a legalist, Li Nuo naturally does not approve of redemption of punishment.

But he cannot make the decision in Daxia. Legal reform is not as easy as medical reform. How can officials and dignitaries in Daxia easily give up their privileges?

Without the support of the emperor, it is extremely difficult to push the law forward even a small step.

The empress has just ascended the throne. Completely abolishing redemption of punishment will cause widespread turmoil.

Li Nuo cannot just care about himself and leave her a mess that is difficult to clean up.

This kind of thing must be done step by step, and cannot be rushed.

At present, Zhao only has death penalty without redemption. If it can be changed to death penalty and exile without redemption, it will be a great progress. The cultivation of promoting legal reform is far more than arresting a few people.

After that, as her position became more and more stable and she had enough control over the court, she could gradually shrink it and eventually completely abolish the redemption sentence.

In addition, Li Nuo also planned to make some changes to the upper limit of the prison sentence.

The maximum prison sentence in Daxia was three years, while that in Zhao was five years. Five years was not enough, so how could it not be increased to more than twenty years? With the approval of the code, he wanted to revise the laws of Zhao from beginning to end.

He had a hard time in Daxia, but he did whatever he wanted in Zhao.

Two days later.

Another notice was posted at the gate of the palace.

This was the first decree implemented by Her Majesty after she ascended the throne.

Even a new official has three fires when he takes office. It is very common for a new emperor to issue decrees frequently when he takes office.

The first fire of the empress burned on the criminal law of Zhao.

The redemption system, which exempted from the highest penalty of exile, can only exempt from the highest penalty of exile.

No matter how high the official is, or how powerful the noble is, if he commits a crime above exile, he must accept the punishment of the law.

Moreover, the amount of ransom silver was also greatly adjusted this time.

In the past, a hundred canings could be exempted with only one hundred taels of silver, but now it costs one thousand taels.

And a year's imprisonment has also increased from one hundred taels to one thousand taels.

A full tenfold difference.

Not only that, the term of imprisonment has increased from a maximum of five years to a maximum of thirty years.

In other words, if you commit a serious crime, you may never get out of prison.

Originally, a maximum of five hundred taels was required to exempt the prison sentence, but now a maximum of thirty thousand taels is required.

Even if some people have the privilege of ransoming their sentences, they cannot raise so much silver.

This undoubtedly makes the cost of crime rise sharply. For the children of officials and dignitaries who are short of money, they have to consider whether their parents can afford so much silver and whether they are willing to pay this money.

If any official can pay it, the court may have to check where he got so much silver from.

This made the powerful people in the capital extremely uncomfortable. The first fire of the empress's ascension to the throne burned on their heads. It was precisely because this was the first fire that no one dared to oppose.

This step was obviously to establish prestige.

Anyone who dared to be the first bird at this juncture should be prepared to be killed as a warning to the monkeys.

Although their own interests and power were affected to some extent, it was not unacceptable. No one would violate the law for no reason. As long as they restrained their own children, this matter would not have a big impact on them.

Compared with the discomfort of the powerful people, the people in the capital were extremely excited.

Atonement has nothing to do with the common people, it is the privilege of those who are superior.

Her Majesty the Queen's heart is obviously for the people. Her first decree after ascending the throne restricted the power of these powerful officials.

In addition, the imperial court also announced that the major county offices in Gyeonggi Province, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Zongzheng Temple and Yushitai will jointly start a month-long Operation Qingming from today.

If people have any grievances, they can choose the corresponding Yamen to report the case.

Among them, the local county government handles general cases, and cases involving officials below the seventh rank are handled by the Ministry of Punishment. The Dali Temple is responsible for the seventh rank to the fourth rank. Those above the fourth rank can go to the Yushitai, and all cases related to the powerful are handled by the Department of Punishment. Somasaji is in charge.

The name Qinglang comes from "the sea is clear and the river is clear, and the sky is clear and clear".

Every yamen here has internal security supervision. Whenever people report a crime, each yamen must file a case without any refusal.

Operation Qinglang only lasted three days, and more than ten officials in the capital were arrested, including several powerful people. Because their crimes were too serious, they were demoted and their homes confiscated, which aroused the applause of the people in the capital...

Of course, in the eyes of officials, this matter has another purpose.

When the new emperor comes to power, in order to cultivate his confidants, he must carry out a purge. These officials are dealt with, the remaining influence of several princes is attacked, and the national treasury is filled. Needless to say, there are benefits.

Moreover, as we all know, the top scholar in Daxia's six subjects was a legal practitioner.

As the greatest contributor to the Queen's rise to power, the Queen's move may also help his cultivation.

Speaking of this top scholar in six subjects, there were many rumors about him before the Queen came to the throne. No one knows what the relationship between him and the Queen is, but it is evident from the fact that he can live in the Queen's palace...

The other party already has a wife. What if the Queen insists on choosing him as her husband?

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royal palace.

A strong wave of power came from Zhaoyang Palace.

Li Nuo stood in the hall, took one step out, and his whole body disappeared on the spot. When he appeared, he was already in the square outside the hall.

He took another step and returned to the hall.

From drawing the ground as a prison to shrinking the ground into an inch, he finally entered the fifth realm.

Legalist practice is indeed much easier than other schools.

From the fourth realm to the fifth realm, you only need to change the laws and arrest a few people to easily break through.

Looking back on his journey to Legalism, the most painful and difficult part was before entering the country.

However, although "change the law" only has five words, it is not that easy to do.

Because not all Legalists have an emperor as their backing.

A figure appeared in the hall, Zhao Zhiyi looked at him and said, "Congratulations."

Li Nuo smiled and said, "Thank you for being able to break through so quickly."

Without her support, neither legal reform nor Operation Clearance would be possible.

Zhao Zhiyi shook his head and said, "I should be the one to thank you..., not to mention, these are all promised to you a long time ago."

She looked at Li Nuo and asked, "When do you plan to go back?"

Li Nuo thought for a while and said, "Within half a month."

This time I came to Zhao State originally for the purpose of practicing Legalism.

Now, the ultimate goal has been achieved, and he has already returned home.

The reason why we have to postpone it for another half month is of course that we need to increase our cultivation level again.

Those in the six realms are all ants, and those in the fifth realm are just stronger ants. When he returns to Daxia, there won’t be many opportunities for practice. Naturally, he will stay in Zhao for a few more days and arrest everyone who needs to be arrested. , all those who deserved to be sentenced were sentenced.

Li Nuo even wanted to arrest Her Majesty the Queen and stay in jail for a while.

If you catch her once, you will be able to reserve her portrait on top of the code.

He also has one more trump card.

The emperors of the five dynasties were far more powerful than the ordinary Sixth Realm. Even the weakest among them could easily defeat one against two. If within their territory, it would not be a bad idea to defeat one against three.

Now she is the fifth strongest person in the sixth realm among all the countries in the mainland.

If he really encountered a life and death crisis, even if exchanging her cultivation level would squeeze his life to only one day, it would undoubtedly be a good deal.

However, it takes a thousand days to exchange for the cultivation level of the fifth realm, and it may take 10,000 days to exchange for the sixth realm.

His current life span is not enough to redeem it once, so Li Nuo wants to stay in Zhao for another half month to at least make up for all the lost life span.

In addition to Her Majesty the Queen, he also had the idea of ​​​​Zhao Guoshi.

The Yin Yang family in the sixth realm cannot be seen all the time.

They have many skills, and they might be able to use them at any time. Li Nuo has no interest in telling people's lives, but their ability to transfer their life span to others is a perfect match for the Code...

The difficulty is that the status of the national advisor in the hearts of the people and courtiers of Zhao is still higher than that of the monarch. Even the emperor cannot arrest him casually.

Zhao Zhiyi looked at the ground and said, "How have you considered that matter?"

This was the third time she had asked him. Li Nuo didn't know how to answer for a while. After a long time, he said: "I must go back to Daxia first. They are pregnant and cannot travel for the time being..."

Zhao Zhiyi nodded and said, "That's right..."

There was a long silence in the main hall.

Li Nuo took the initiative to break the silence, looked at Zhao Zhiyi, and said, "Can you do me a favor?"

Zhao Zhiyi did not ask more, nodded and said, "Okay."

The favor Li Nuo wanted her to do was very simple. As long as she violated some laws casually, was caught by Li Nuo, and then reflected on herself for a while, her portrait would appear in the code.

Although this kind of instigation would not increase his cultivation, he could get her portrait.

This was also a small bug in the code that Li Nuo often used.

He looked at Zhao Zhiyi and explained, "I want to try it out. If I punish the emperor, will the cultivation of the legalists increase more?"

If it were another emperor, Li Nuo would be charged with a great disrespect if he said this.

But Zhao Zhiyi just asked, "What should I do?"

Li Nuo thought about it and said, "Some other laws are not suitable. Otherwise, you throw some fruit peels on the street?"

According to the latest "Health Management Regulations", littering in public places will be fined ten cents, detained for one hour, and do a day of public health service.

As long as she locked herself up, Li Nuo's goal would be achieved.

A moment later, the two appeared on a street in the capital.

In order not to cause a riot, Li Nuo used the power of the Zongheng family. The people around seemed to be unable to see them and walked straight past them.

Zhao Zhiyi held a banana in her hand.

Looking at the banana in her hand, she seemed to think of something, and a barely perceptible blush appeared on her face.

The two of them divided the banana in half, and Zhao Zhiyi threw the banana peel on the street.

Li Nuo grabbed her wrist and said, "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, how can you break the law knowingly..."

Ministry of Justice.

Prison.

The officials of the Ministry of Justice stood outside the cell trembling, not knowing what tricks His Majesty and this Lord Li were playing. He actually put His Majesty in prison, and His Majesty just followed him...

At this moment, they had imagined many dramas in their minds.

Li Nuo stood outside the cell fence, frowning slightly.

It was useless.

Her portrait did not appear in the code.

He soon thought of the reason.

Whether it was the Medical Saint or the martial arts masters, Li Nuo only created conditions for them to violate the law, and did not directly instigate them. He was betting on a very likely result.

But this time, Her Majesty the Queen violated the law completely under his instructions.

It is normal that the code does not recognize it.

Li Nuo opened the door of the cell and said, "Go back first."

Zhao Zhiyi held his hand, and Li Nuo's eyes blurred and he appeared in Zhaoyang Palace again.

Although Li Nuo could also cross the space directly, he could not move so far, and there could be no obstacles in the middle. In this regard, the ability of the royal family is undoubtedly much better.

Zhao Zhiyi looked at Li Nuo and asked, "How is it?"

Li Nuo shook his head and said, "No, I can't tell you how to do it specifically, it's useless..."

He looked at Zhao Zhiyi and said, "You want to violate the law, but..."

Li Nuo closed his mouth before he finished speaking. He couldn't give her too many hints.

In short, she was going to break the law and be caught by him, but he couldn't tell her clearly, not even a slightly obvious hint. Once she did what he said, it would be futile like before.

Zhao Zhiyi thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I understand..."

The next moment, Li Nuo suddenly found that he couldn't move.

A powerful force locked him. The power of the strategist, the legalist, and the doctor in his body were like a grain of rice compared to the bright moon before this power. He was completely unable to resist and could only let her do what she wanted.

Zhao Zhiyi stood on tiptoe, and as the soft touch came on his lips, Li Nuo's eyes suddenly widened.

At this moment, he finally understood what she understood.

Song Yiren, who had just returned from outside, looked at the scene in the hall from a distance.

After a moment of hesitation, she immediately spoke in shame and anger.

The voice came before the person arrived.

"Shut up!"