I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Redemption of sentence was a system in feudal society that allowed royal families, bureaucrats, and wealthy people who broke the law to have their sentences reduced or exempted from punishment in various ways in order to maintain various feudal class privileges.

Li Shen is the top noble, that is, the royal family, but he has never used this.

Although Li Shen was arrogant and domineering in Chang'an City, he never bullied the common people. The second-generation nobles did not dare to report to the authorities after being bullied by Li Shen.

Because everyone knew that even if he reported it to the police, Prince Ji would be fine, because he was a prince.

No official dared to sentence someone. Even if the person was guilty, as long as it was not a serious crime, the prince had the privilege to reduce the punishment.

No matter which noble son you beat up, you will not be guilty.

This is in line with the "please" in Tang law.

If Li Shen's mistake was serious, the government would not be able to judge him. Li Shen was a member of the royal family and a prince.

There are also "Eight Discussions" in the Tang Dynasty Law.

Local officials could only report Li Shen’s crimes to the emperor, who would make the decision.

So over the years, Li Shen has never encountered anyone reporting him to the police, and he has always been the one reporting others to the police.

If Li Shen were a commoner, he would definitely feel that Tang law was unfair.

But he is a prince now, and Li Shen feels so fucking great every time he thinks about it.

That's why Li Shen liked to bully the dandies in Chang'an City. What's the point of bullying common people? It won't achieve anything.

Li Shen only feels a sense of accomplishment when he bullies whoever is stronger.

This is also the reason why Li Shen didn’t know about redemption of sentence, he had never used it.

“Your Highness, Tang law stipulates that all crimes except the ten heinous crimes can be redeemed by using copper to reduce the punishment.

The Wang family of Langya had a great influence in Laizhou and Mizhou, and local officials had some dealings with them.

So it’s not surprising that for something like beating someone up, copper is used to avoid punishment.”

Wang Xuance explained to Li Shen again that redemption of sentence means reducing the punishment, not being acquitted.

If the crime is serious, there will still be punishment, but in things like beating people, no one will die.

The Wang family must have a good relationship with the local officials, otherwise how could the local officials govern the area better?

Although Wang Xuance explained, Li Shen was still very angry.

"So what? Do you think that the Ji Palace is afraid of him?

Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter for you, and Heizi will not be beaten in vain.

Come here, get 50 strings of cash and give it to Heizi. Send Heizi to Dongshan Medical College.

Let Heizi recuperate there, and all expenses will be paid by Prince Ji's Mansion.

Shitou, arrange for someone to go with them and tell them that this is what the king said."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Several people knelt down together and paid their respects to Li Shen.

They came to Li Shen, firstly to take charge of Heizi, and secondly to ask Li Shen to help settle the matter.

They often went to Dengzhou, passing through Mizhou and Laizhou.

If the Langya Wang family continues to persist and targets them, they will forget about doing business here.

There is still a lot of business from Chang'an to Dengzhou Port, but not everyone has a ship.

"You guys go down first."

The few people thanked Li Shen profusely, took the money given by Li Shen, and carried Heizi away.

"What do you two think?"

Li Shen picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and asked.

"They must be taught a lesson."

Wang Hongfu answered first, he knew that Prince Ji wanted to stand up for these people.

However, Wang Xuance is not an impulsive person.

“Your Majesty, we can seek justice, but the Langya Wang family is quite powerful, so we must make sure everything is in place.

They also have some influence in the court, and together with other noble families,

I'm afraid it's not just the Wang family we need to face.

After all, they were also known as the Four Great Families of the Southern Dynasty during the Southern Dynasty."

"The four damn overseas Chinese surnames."

Hearing Wang Xuance's words, Li Shen cursed.

"Xuan Ce, although I don't read books, I do read history. I have also read a lot of unofficial history.

Among the four great families of the Southern Dynasty, the Wang family of Langya, the Xie family of Chenjun, the Yuan family of Chenjun, and the Xiao family of Lanling, only the Xiao family of Lanling could prosper.

This is mainly because they were royal family back then.

The Xie and Yuan families of Chenjun have fallen into decline, and the Wang family of Langya has long lost its former glory.

Among the eight major families in the Southern Dynasty, the remaining four have become the five surnames today, while these four have become second-rate or even third- or fourth-rate families.

I'm afraid that among the surnames in Guanzhong County, Wei, Du, Pei, Liu, Xue, and Yang, they can't compare with them now, right?

Haha, if we really consider the Xiao family, Xiao Yu is also a meritorious official, and Empress Xiao also came from the Xiao family of Lanling.

Dealing with them would have a bad influence on the royal family.

But as for Wang...there shouldn't be any problem, at most she'll just be beaten up.

He is not too far from Wang's family, what is he afraid of? "

Li Shen's words surprised Wang Xuance and Wang Hongfu. They didn't expect that King Ji was not completely ignorant.

There are also some people who know something.

"So what is the prince going to do?"

“Of course we have to punish that grown-up woman.

Wang will have to punish them herself, but she will teach them a lesson before punishing them.

Atonement? I don't need it at all."

Just at this point, Xue Rengui arrived late.

Before he understood what was going on, he heard King Ji tell him:

"Rengui, I need a group of people to go to Jimo County."

"Yes, my Lord. I wonder what we will do after we go there?"

Xue Rengui agreed without hesitation.

"I will ask Xuan Ce to prepare an official letter for you, saying that you are going there to buy a fish for the king.

Take the identification card from Prince Ji's Mansion and tell the magistrate of Jimo County that he wants to eat fish.

I will let someone go with you. When we get there, you just wait for a while, girl.

As soon as you see her, slap her dozens of times for me.

If you go to the county government, tell the magistrate of Jimo County that I will redeem your sentence and I will pay you whatever money you want.

If one guan is not enough, then try one hundred guan. If one hundred guan is enough, then try one thousand guan.

Remember to give me one thousand strings of cash.

But remember not to hit officials or nobles."

Li Shen was very thoughtful. Although the guards were guards of the royal palace, they also belonged to the category of military personnel. According to the Tang law, those who committed treason against good people among military personnel, miscellaneous households, and official households would be punished by one level higher.

But the crime will not be too serious. However, it would be a different matter if you beat an official or a noble.

"Yes, I will arrange it immediately."

Xue Rengui didn't even ask why. As long as Prince Ji said so, he would do it, even if it was wrong.

"Your Highness, do you want to use your own method to treat others in their own way?"

Wang Xuance immediately understood what Li Shen meant. Isn't it 1,000 yuan to beat someone up? Then let's hurt each other.

Even if the Wang family is powerful enough to interfere with the county government, the Ji Palace is behind the guards, so the county magistrate still can't afford to offend them.

In the Tang Dynasty, every official knew about Prince Ji’s evil deeds and tried to avoid him.

"This is just the beginning. I want the Wang Clan of Langya to bow their heads. How can this be enough?"

(Attend class:

The article is all true. I consulted the Tang Code and the Zhenguan Code, which consisted of 12 chapters and 500 articles.

The five punishments are death penalty, exile, hard labor, caning, and flogging.

Everyone knows the first three. Let me explain caning and flogging.

Caning: Beating with a thorn stick, a large wooden board, or a round stick, after removing the clothes, and beating the back and buttocks.

Caning is for serious crimes, and the number of punishments is sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, and one hundred, a total of five levels.

Caning is a light punishment that involves beating the prisoner's buttocks, back or legs with bamboo or wooden boards.

It is a minor crime, and the punishment is 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 degrees.

There are too many to list, including the Eight Discussions, Requesting for Power, Redeeming Sentences, Ten Evils, Six Killings, Six Organs, and Protecting the Innocent, so I won’t go into details.

The Tang Code is the earliest and most complete set of laws in ancient China, and has influenced countries throughout Asia.

Another point is that in ancient times, anyone from the royal family to the common people could use the redemption of sentence, as long as they had money.

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