"good."

Zhao Jun was very pleased with Li Di's sharpness and said with a smile, "There are times when the law is not applicable. Making changes at any time is also to adapt to the current situation. However, changing the law is definitely a serious matter. In addition to the Ministry of Justice, it must also be reviewed by the Constitutional Court. All systems, including any system, must be reviewed by the Constitutional Court."

Li Di said without hesitation, "Of course. Since the Constitutional Council is responsible for commanding all officials and departments and reviewing all systems, it is only natural."

"The Ministry of Justice will be the first to reform its system. Each department will establish its own regulations and rules. As the saying goes, without rules, there will be no order. From now on, each department will strictly follow the rules and regulations, ensuring that policies are implemented quickly and efficiently."

Zhao Jun said, "I'm not entirely satisfied with the current Minister of Justice, Xia Song. Li Xiang has served in various positions, including prefectural governor, historian, salt and iron official, tax inspector, and military governor. He has many achievements and is well versed in the Three Departments, military affairs, taxation, and law. Therefore, I would like to give this position to Li Xiang."

Li Di did not refuse and said directly, "Thank you for your trust, sir. However, I'm afraid I can't handle such a big thing alone."

Zhao Jun smiled and said, "Don't worry. After you become the Minister of Justice, you can draw up a list of people, whether they are idle or serving in other departments. If you think they can help you make laws, you can submit the list to the Constitutional Court, and the Constitutional Court will help you mobilize the personnel."

"Thank you, Master Zhi."

"Prime Minister Li, you should know that the government and I attach great importance to this reform. Those who excel will be given the title of Deputy Director of the Political System Council. In the future, if there are vacancies in the Council, they will be given priority. As for the Ministry of Justice, due to its heavy responsibilities, this title will be given to indicate that its status is slightly higher than that of other ministries."

"If that's the case, then I would like to thank the dean for his support."

Li Di was overjoyed.

He used to be the prime minister, so naturally he hoped to return to the high position.

But now, not only was Lu Yijian not dismissed from his position as prime minister, he even went a step further and entered the more powerful Political System Council.

Obviously, if Zhao Jun had not brought him back, he would not have had the possibility of returning to Bianliang in the future.

After the Constitutional Council was established, I had thought about whether I could join it. Unfortunately, the government said that the Constitutional Council was of great importance and someone in it had to abdicate, otherwise it would be impossible to get in.

Therefore, we can only stop temporarily.

But didn't he join Zhao Jun just to enter the Constitutional Council?

Obviously, he knew that only those who were closer to the center of power could have power, so he rushed to curry favor with them.

Although he has not achieved what he wanted, at least he can move forward with his mortal enemy Lu Yijian in power, which is already good enough.

Anyway, Zhao Jun was able to suppress Lu Yijian, so he was naturally not afraid of being targeted by his political opponents.

"Um."

Zhao Jun stood up and said with a smile, "Well, the Ministry of Justice will be handed over to Prime Minister Li. There's no rush to revise the laws. I hope Prime Minister Li can complete the rules and regulations of each department as soon as possible in preparation for the new departmental restructuring at the end of the year."

"good."

Li Di also nodded, stood up and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your trust, Lord Governor. I will definitely do my duty to the best of my ability."

"That'll be it for today then."

Zhao Jun walked to the door, and the two of them walked out one after the other, talking and laughing.

When they arrived at the hall, Zhao Jun personally escorted Li Di out of the Constitutional Court.

All of this was naturally seen by Lu Yijian, who had finished his official business outside and returned to the courtyard.

There was no change in his expression, but he was gritting his teeth in hatred.

Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do.

Li Di’s rise to power is an established fact and cannot be changed.

Lu Yijian could only be thankful that when Zhao Jun traveled through time, he was still in that phase. As long as he was in the Constitutional Council, Li Di would find it difficult to enter.

A moment later, Zhao Jun came back from outside, greeted everyone, and then sat back in his seat to work.

At this moment, Song Shou came over and handed a large document to Zhao Jun's desk, saying, "Hanlong, this is the list of sentences jointly discussed by the Dali Temple and the Court of Justice. Take a look."

"oh?"

Zhao Jun took the thick document and opened it while saying, "Let them make the judgment. Is it coming out so soon?"

Song Shou smiled and said, "If you urge them three times a day, they will naturally hurry up."

"That's what they're supposed to do."

Zhao Jun looked at the contents and quickly began to browse.

These lists of penalties actually started from August this year, in the Imperial City, and then people were arrested.

They cleaned up Kaifeng Prefecture and swept through many criminal gangs in Bianliang, including the Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower, as well as the gang members who were committing crimes in the city, and arrested more than 10,000 people in total.

Among them, there were more than 300 officials, ranging from the sixth and seventh rank judges, censors, Dali Temple directors, and judicial officers to the eighth and ninth rank military inspectors, agents, supervisors, prefectural officials, and clerks of various departments.

Although they all seem to be minor officials, in fact many of them are of low position but powerful, such as the judges of the Three Departments and the censors. If they go further, they can often go out to govern a state. For example, when Li Di was the judge of the Three Departments of Salt and Iron, he soon became the governor of Yunzhou, and then he became the attendant, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the deputy envoy of the Three Departments of Salt and Iron.

So these officials are actually mid-level officials, and Han Yi, who was at the deputy prime minister level, was also brought down. This is a major earthquake in the officialdom.

“That’s not right.”

After a moment, after reading a portion of the verdict, Zhao Jun threw the document aside and said, "What do you mean? Not one official will be executed, at most they'll be exiled. The others will either be dismissed or even demoted. Are you treating the law like a joke?"

“There’s nothing I can do.”

Song Shou said helplessly, "You know that the Song Dynasty doesn't punish doctors. You sent the Imperial City Bureau to arrest people and resorted to private punishment. How big a commotion would that cause? If it weren't for the emperor and us helping to suppress it, I'm afraid they would have caused a huge uproar."

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