Datang: I was overheard by the Empress

Chapter 168 Boldly making trouble!

Datang, the second year of Tianshou, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month!

Although it has been half a month since I entered the second year of Tianshou,

But starting from the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, this is the real start of the second year of Tianshou!
Chang'an, the imperial capital, the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment,
Early this morning, there were many people kneeling outside the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice!

It is only a rough count, and I am afraid that there are thousands of people. Thousands of people are all kneeling in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment. This can definitely be called a big event!
Inside the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, an official hurried out, looking at the people kneeling all over the ground, suddenly cold sweat broke out on his forehead,
The Ministry of Punishment is the place where the criminal law is handled. There are so many people kneeling in front of the door. If His Majesty finds out about this, I am afraid that all the officials in the Ministry of Punishment will have nothing to eat!
"What do you guys want to do? Is it possible that you want to besiege the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice? Why don't you retreat quickly!"

The person who spoke was Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Although the fifth-rank official position is not low, let alone the first and second in command in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, I am afraid that he will not even be ranked as the sixth or seventh in command!

"My lord, we are all here to complain about our injustice. We have a huge injustice. I want your lord to decide for us!"

It's okay if the member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Wai Lang, didn't say anything. Speaking of which, the people kneeling in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice burst into tears one by one, as if each of them had the revenge of killing their father and seizing their wives!
"You guys are really ignorant. If you have any grievances, you can tell your parents and officials, and the parents and officials will make the decisions for you. Now under the rule of Tang Dynasty, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the laws are strict. You gather privately. Kneeling in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, how decent is it, why don't you disperse quickly!"

Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, heard that he had come to complain about his grievances, and he immediately felt relieved. The Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was supposed to deal with these matters. As long as these people didn't gather together to besiege the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, there would be no big problem!

However, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if people in various places have criminal proceedings or various grievances, they can only report to the parents' officials in various places, and the parents' officials will conduct a trial, and then report to the next level after sorting out the files.

If there is a serious case where human life is at stake, it needs to be submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review. After the emperor approves, the life and death of the prisoner can be decided!
However, if people want to file a lawsuit, they can’t do it casually. Under normal circumstances, they can only report to the local parents and officials. Among them are two very important points!

The reason for not being able to sue by leapfrogging is naturally very simple. If everyone can sue by leapfrogging, then I am afraid that no one is willing to file a lawsuit with the parents' officials, and all of them will go to the upper-level yamen. Work!

As for not being able to sue the government by the people, it is purely a kind of protection for the privileged class.
After all, although the imperial examination system took shape during the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was not enough to make the humble family flourish.

In particular, the power of powerful clans was still very tenacious in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and this system of not being able to sue officials by the people is a manifestation of this situation!
Of course that is the case, but there are always exceptions. After all, no matter how wise a monarch is, he can’t guarantee that the parents and officials everywhere under his rule are all upright and honest ministers, and no one can guarantee that there will be those who are corrupt and perverted Those who oppress the common people!

And when you meet this kind of person, if you can't sue the government with the people, and you can't appeal beyond the level, then the common people will be oppressed to death,
Therefore, under special circumstances, these two rules can be broken, but if you sue the government by the people, and the appealer leapfrogs, regardless of whether you have been wronged or not, you must first come with forty killing sticks.

If these forty killing sticks are beaten down, the skin will be bruised at the slightest, and the death will be fatal at the worst. Therefore, it is basically rare for people to sue officials for leapfrogging their ranks!

And at this moment, the thousands of people kneeling in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment can almost be said to have appealed by leapfrogging their ranks.

Because unless the case is personally assigned by the emperor, there is no case that goes directly to the Ministry of Punishment and is handled directly by the Ministry of Punishment.

Of course, if the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment wants to forcibly take over the cases of yamen in various places, this is the principle of subcontracting above, and there is no problem!

Of course, under normal circumstances, the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment is not so boring, and they will take the initiative to manage the cases of the lower-level yamen, because most of the lower-level yamen are eager to bring the case to the Ministry of Punishment!

However, like today, it is extremely rare for thousands of people to gather in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment at one time, and all of them come to cry for grievances.
At least this member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Uiro, had never seen such a thing during his tenure in the Ministry of Criminal Justice!
"You troublemakers, leave quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Punishment, took a moment to force himself and said, this kind of situation must not be allowed to happen in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment!
"My lord, even if you beat the grassroots to death, the grassroots will never leave. Unless your lord redresses the grassroots, otherwise, the grassroots will be bumped to death in the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice!"

"That's right, I can't survive anyway. Since the imperial court doesn't decide for me, I might as well just hit my head to death!"

The thousands of people in front of the Ministry of Justice's yamen shouted for grievances in unison, and they planned to crash their heads into death in front of the Ministry of Punishment's yamen!
"Troublemakers, you really are a bunch of troublemakers!"

Wai Lang, a member of the criminal department, backed away in shock for a moment. He had never seen such a daring and reckless troublemaker!

The sudden appearance of such a situation in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment naturally attracted a large number of Chang'an people to watch.

The people of Chang'an always like to watch the excitement, and at this moment, there is such a big excitement in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, so I don't know how many people from Chang'an have been attracted to come.

In just a moment, the street in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was immediately surrounded!
"What's the matter, brother? Why are there people making trouble in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, aren't you afraid of being arrested and put in jail?"

Some people from Chang'an who came late couldn't help asking curiously, but they still squeezed in recklessly!
"You loose piece, you still squeeze, can I tell you it's still okay?"

"I'll just take a look and leave. I have something to do later!"

But the Chang'an people who spoke just now are still persevering in squeezing in!

"If you have something to do, go and go. There is something exciting to watch. Don't you just kneel down in front of the yamen of the Criminal Department to complain?"

The person who was squeezed was also not to be outdone. Now that you say it like this, I'm afraid he won't be willing to come out after being squeezed in later!
"What the hell, it's interesting that thousands of people filed complaints in front of the execution department's yamen, I really want to see it!"

The Chang'an people who squeezed in just now became more energetic when they heard the words!
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(End of this chapter)