The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Seeing Yan Chengjin's sharp tongue, Zhang Sheng sneered in his heart: "You cannot modify the laws of the Ming Dynasty. This is the ancestral precept left by Emperor Gao!

Yan Chengjin, if you really do what the poem says, you shouldn't try to change the law.

You are disobedient, how can you be loyal and obedient? "

After all, he is a veteran of two dynasties. In the court, he has seen many great scholars speak eloquently. Although his eloquence is not as good as Xie Qian's, it is still inferior.

Aren’t you going to devote yourself to the imperial court?

Reform is duplicity. If you really want to sacrifice yourself, you should support the laws of the Ming Dynasty!

Liu Jian and others nodded. Of course, their previous admiration for Yan Chengjin was gone.

Li Dongyang sighed secretly, "You please your Majesty and all the officials with two poems,

I don't want to, but it becomes a stumbling block. Young, after all, is still too young.

The admiration in Emperor Hongzhi's eyes quickly dissipated: "The Zhang Qing family is right. If the Yan Qing family is really like the Mingzhi poem they read, they shouldn't beg for restructuring."

Yan Chengjin fell into deep thought. Zhang Sheng and Xiong Gan took turns arguing that one of them should be defeated first.

He looked at Zhang Sheng with burning eyes and offered his second hand: "I wonder if Zhang Yuanxi confessed to Mr. Zhang yesterday that he is a chemical engineer from Liangxiang and has been paid for seven months."

Zhang Sheng's smile gradually solidified and froze on his face, and he looked at Yan Chengjin with a pale face.

It was like a wasp had flown into his head, buzzing and he couldn't hear anything clearly.

"You... don't threaten me!"

Yan Chengjin calmly took out an examination paper from his sleeves, as well as the invitation to recruit Zhang Yuanxi.

Last night, I sent someone to Liangxiang to pick up the file.

"It's... it's my son's handwriting!" Zhang Sheng took two steps back in disbelief and almost fell down on the hall.

Seven months!

I didn't notice it at all. No wonder, no wonder... I ran to Liangxiang half a year ago.

Eh!

Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others sighed, understanding deeply.

Which of the young people who have gone to a good hometown is still willing to study hard every day?

Xiong Gan gritted his teeth and glared at Yan Chengjin: "I'm talking about the law, what are you talking about?!"

Yan Chengjin nodded: "Now let's talk about the law."

"..." Li Dongyang.

Xiong Gan held Zhang Sheng's hand and comforted him: "Master Zhang, you don't have to listen to this guy's nonsense. You and I should advise him together."

Zhang Sheng was severely injured, his eyes recovered slightly, he bowed to Emperor Hongzhi, took a step back to the team of the Ministry of Rites.

Xiong Gan stood alone in the court hall.

Yan Chengjin is really insidious. He was obviously prepared, otherwise, he would not have taken out Zhang Yuanxi's examination paper from his sleeve.

The officials had different expressions.

Wang Shouren's eyes showed a bit of reverence. Brother Gao is indeed still Brother Gao.

Xiong Gan and Zhang Sheng were both veterans of the previous dynasty and were well versed in lobbying.

If you can save one person, it will be much easier to ask for help.

But the Criminal Department often interrogates prisoners, and Xiongbudang’s eloquence and mental skills are not simple. I don’t know, Brother Gao...

"Don't think about it. Lord Zhang asked you just now that you use poems to clarify your ambitions, but your actions violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty. How do you explain it!" Xiong Gan asked sternly.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly and cast a sharp look at Yan Chengjin.

That poem just now is obviously flattery!

"What I don't like the most is courtiers flattering me in court."

Baiguan looked serious and even stood up straighter.

Liu Jian was quite gloating about his misfortune. He had been thinking about restructuring all day long and it was time for him to take a beating.

Li Dongyang held his hands on his stomach and showed no intention of helping.

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly and held out his third hand: "Master Xiong is the Ministry of Punishment and is in charge of punishment. He should know the laws of the Ming Dynasty very well. May I ask, what is the third clause of the Household Law in the Ming Law?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Xiong Gan. This should be very simple for Xiong Gan, right?

But Xiong Gan's eyes were focused and he didn't speak for a long time.

Although there were three judicial departments in the Ming Dynasty, it was the Ministry of Punishment that was really in charge of criminal law. Emperor Hongzhi was surprised: "Why didn't the Xiong Qing family answer?"

Xiong Gan blushed slightly and bowed: "I can't answer."

Yan Chengjin said: "What about Article 7 of the Official Code?"

"Can't answer..."

"Article 3 of the Criminal Code?" Yan Chengjin asked again.

Xiong Gan was angry: "Who can recite it?"

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly towards Emperor Hongzhi: "I can do it, Article 3 of the Criminal Code:

Those who hit someone with their hands and feet without causing injuries will be punished with twenty lashes. Those who hit others with other objects but did not suffer injuries will be punished with thirty lashes. Those who are injured will receive 40 lashes with green, red and swollen wounds. Those who injure non-hands and feet will be punished with lashings of 20. If a soldier does not use a sword, he can also pluck out a hair of an inch or more, and be punished with fifty floggings. If blood comes out of the ear, or if there is internal damage and vomiting blood, the flogging will be eighty. If someone stains a person's head and face with filth, the same crime will be committed..."

Like many family treasures, Article 3 of the Criminal Code, Article 7 of the Official Code, and Article 3 of the Ministry of Household Affairs are discussed in sequence.

Emperor Hongzhi, Li Dongyang and others were all stunned.

Before they could react, Yan Chengjin continued: "As your majesty and the princes have just seen, the Ming Code is so obscure that even the Ministry of Justice, which commonly uses the Ming Code, cannot recite it, let alone apply it to the world?

This is why I begged to amend the Ming Law! "

The Ming Code was compiled by Zhu Yuanzhang. The cowherd boy had not read many books, and the Ming Code he compiled did not even have punctuation.

The sentences are even more jerky.

Although the Hanlins of the past dynasties were rich in learning, they did not dare to include Ming Lv in the books compiled by Hanyuan.

Therefore, it has never been repaired.

In order to enforce the law, Zhu Yuanzhang once decreed that if a copy of "Da Gao" is kept at home, the crime can be reduced by one level and the death penalty can be reduced to life.

Even so, the Ming Code was not implemented.

"In some counties, the prefects and governors are very chaotic in sentencing and the sentences are too heavy.

And the people will think that this is the tyranny of the court. This is the second reason why I ask for the revision of the Ming Code."

Xiong Xi was speechless. Just now, His Majesty and the ministers saw that he could not recite it.

At this time, if he forcibly refuted it, he would only be inferior in the eyes of His Majesty and the cabinet.

He cleverly retreated back to the team of the Ministry of Justice.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little shaken in his heart. No one is without fault. Is the ancestral precepts established by Emperor Gao really correct?

"What do you want to change, Mr. Yan?"

Yan Chengjin was prepared and said: "There are too many loopholes in the Ming Code. If you talk about it in detail, I am afraid that I can't finish it in three days and three nights."

Emperor Hongzhi pulled the corner of his mouth fiercely.

The eyes of all officials, including Li Dongyang and others, were obviously condensed.

Can you really brag?

I can recite the Ming Code a thousand times in three days and three nights, and you can't finish it. Emperor Gao is so unbearable.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little angry, his face darkened: "I would like to hear it."

"I beg you to incorporate the criminal law into the Ming Dynasty Law, and to establish commercial law, patent protection law, intellectual property protection law, economic law, land law, construction law..."

Yan Chengjin listed dozens of them in one breath.

But this is necessary. Liangxiang's business has gradually developed and will be more prosperous in the future.

And the current works of the Ming Dynasty.

These all require a sound legal system to make the Ming Dynasty prosperous.

The reason why the Qin Dynasty prospered after unifying the six kingdoms depends to a large extent on a complete set of laws.

Although it is not perfect, it made the Qin Dynasty orderly and prosperous.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, so the legal system of the Han Dynasty was also very complete.

The Ming Dynasty inherited the Tang Law, which was not wrong.

But that was only suitable for the previous Ming Dynasty, not the future Ming Dynasty.

Take the Gaozhao Mathematics Award as an example. If there is no patent law and intellectual property law to protect it, if the results are stolen, who should the award be given to?

Therefore, with the changes in the Ming Dynasty, a more sound system is needed.

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned. Some of the laws were never heard of.

Li Dongyang didn't react either.

"How did you come up with these laws?"