Chapter 345 Reverse Molestation
Zhao State.
Capital city.
A notice has just been posted at the palace gate. There is solid evidence that the fourth prince, Prince Sheng, has murdered the empress. After a 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 the Queen was merciful, and because of their blood relationship, she spared his life, but stripped him of his title. All the property and assets under the name of Prince Sheng were confiscated into the national treasury, and Prince Sheng himself was imprisoned in the palace, never to step out of it for the rest of his life.
Before the Queen ascended the throne, she was nearly assassinated, and everyone knew about it.
To this day, people are still speculating about the real culprit behind the incident.
Some say it was Prince An's, because he received the highest number of votes among the court officials except the Empress.
Some say it is Prince Sheng. Although he is the Queen's brother, if something happens to the Queen and the general election is held again, the officials who originally supported the Queen will most likely support Prince Sheng, and he also has a strong motive.
Some court officials also believed that King Sheng had changed his character and had completely given up on the throne, but they never thought that it was just a disguise.
The people and officials in the capital were all discussing this matter.
Even if the empress took the throne, Prince Sheng would still be the most honorable prince, but he deserved the fate he faced today.
The Imperial Palace.
Zhaoyang Palace.
Zhaoyang Palace was originally the empress's bedroom, but in the past two days, Li Nuo and Yiren also lived here.
Saving Her Majesty the Queen consumed half of Li Nuo's lifespan.
The capture of King Sheng helped him recover some of his losses.
Sentenced to be a first-rank prince, one thousand days would be added to one's life span.
Although it is not a death penalty, such a punishment is not much different from the death penalty for him.
Capturing King Sheng is not the end, but the beginning.
There are still many officials and dignitaries in Zhao State waiting for him to capture.
But before we get started, there are still some issues that need to be resolved.
In front of Li Nuo was a thick volume of "Zhao Law".
The laws of Zhao State and those of Daxia differ in details, but overall the difference is not significant.
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 being dismissed from office or demoted.
As a legalist, Li Nuo naturally did not approve of redemption of sentence.
But he had no say in Daxia. Legal reform was not as easy as medical reform. How could the officials and dignitaries of Daxia give up their privileges so easily?
Without the emperor's support, it would be extremely difficult to push the law forward even a small step.
The Queen has just ascended the throne, and completely abolishing redemption would cause widespread unrest.
Li Nuo couldn't just care about his own pleasure and leave her with a mess that was difficult to clean up.
Things like this need to be handled step by step and not rushed.
At present, the State of Zhao only has the death penalty without redemption. If it can be changed to death penalty and exile without redemption, it will be a great progress. It will also do much more to promote legal reform than arresting a few people.
Afterwards, as her position became increasingly solid and she gained sufficient control over the court, she could gradually shrink the system and eventually abolish the redemption penalty completely.
In addition, Li Nuo also plans to change the upper limit of the prison sentence.
The maximum prison sentence in Daxia was three years, while in Zhao it was five years. Five years was not enough, so it had to be increased to more than twenty years. With the approval of the legal code, he wanted to revise the laws of Zhao from beginning to end.
He had a difficult time in Daxia, but in Zhao, he did whatever he wanted.
Two days later.
Another notice was posted at the gate of the palace.
This is the first decree issued by Her Majesty the Queen after she ascended the throne.
Even a new official has three things to do when he takes office. It is very common for a new emperor to issue decrees frequently.
The Queen's first move was to change the criminal law of Zhao State.
The system of redemption of sentences has changed from a maximum penalty of exile to a maximum penalty of imprisonment.
No matter how high an official position or how powerful one is, if one commits a crime punishable by exile or above, he must accept legal punishment.
Moreover, there was a major adjustment to the amount of the ransom this time.
In the past, one hundred strokes of the cane could be exempted by spending only one hundred taels of silver, but now it costs one thousand taels.
The one-year prison sentence also increased from one hundred taels to one thousand taels.
A full ten times difference.
Not only that, the term of imprisonment has been 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 be able to get out of jail for the rest of your life.
Originally, the maximum amount required to avoid imprisonment was 500 taels, but now the maximum amount required is 30,000 taels.
Even if some people have the privilege of redeeming their sentences, they cannot raise so much money.
This will undoubtedly increase the cost of crime sharply. For the children of officials and dignitaries who are short of money, they also have to consider whether their parents can afford so much money and whether they are willing to pay it.
If any official could come up with the money, the court would probably have to investigate where he got so much money.
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. Precisely because it was the first fire, no one dared to oppose it.
This step is obviously to establish prestige.
Anyone who dares to be the first to take action at this juncture must be prepared to be killed as a warning to others.
Although their own interests and power have been affected to some extent, it is not unacceptable. No one would break the law for fun. As long as they can restrain their own children, this matter will not have much impact on them.
Compared to the discomfort of the powerful and wealthy, the people of the capital were extremely excited.
Redemption of punishment has nothing to do with the common people; it is the privilege of the upper class.
Her Majesty the Queen's heart is obviously with the people. The first decree she issued after ascending the throne was to limit the power of these powerful officials.
In addition, the court also announced that all major county governments in the capital, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, the Zongzheng Temple and the Censorate would jointly launch a one-month Qinglang Operation from today.
If the people feel wronged, they can choose to report to the corresponding government office.
Among them, local county governments handle general cases. Cases involving officials below the seventh rank are handled by the Ministry of Justice, while the Dali Temple is responsible for officials from the seventh to fourth ranks. Those above the fourth rank can go to the Censorate, and all cases related to the powerful are handled by the Zongzheng Temple.
The name Qinglang is taken from "clear seas and peaceful rivers, bright blue sky".
Every government office here is supervised by internal security. Whenever the people report a case, the government office must file a case and no excuses are allowed.
Only three days into the Qinglang Operation, more than a dozen officials in the capital were dismissed, and several powerful families were stripped of their titles and their property was confiscated because of their serious crimes, which attracted cheers from the people of the capital...
Of course, in the eyes of officials, this matter has another purpose.
When the new emperor came to the throne, he would definitely carry out a purge in order to cultivate his confidants. By dealing with these officials, he cracked down on the remaining forces of several princes and filled the national treasury. The benefits were naturally self-evident.
Moreover, as everyone knows, the top scholar in six subjects in Daxia is a legalist.
As the greatest contributor to the Queen's ascension to the throne, this move by the Queen was probably also intended to help him with his spiritual practice.
Speaking of this top scholar in six subjects, there were many rumors about him before the empress came to power. No one knows what the relationship between him and the empress is, but the fact that he was able to live in the empress's bedroom shows that...
The other party already has a wife. What should we do if the queen insists on choosing him as her husband?
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The Imperial Palace.
A strong wave of power emanated from Zhaoyang Palace.
Li Nuo stood in the hall. He took a step forward and his whole body disappeared on the spot. When he reappeared, he was already on the square outside the hall.
He took another step and returned to the hall.
From drawing a line on the ground to make a prison to shrinking the land into an inch, he finally entered the fifth realm.
It is indeed much easier to practice Legalism than other schools.
To easily break through from the fourth realm to the fifth realm, one only needs to change the laws and capture a few people.
Looking back on his journey as a Legalist, the most difficult and toughest part was before he entered the country.
However, although "change the law" is only five words, it is not so easy to do.
Because not all Legalists have an emperor backing them up.
A figure appeared in the hall. Zhao Zhiyi looked at him and said, "Congratulations."
Li Nuo smiled and said, "I was able to break through so quickly thanks to you."
Without her support, neither legal reform nor the Clearing Movement would have been possible.
Zhao Zhiyi shook his head and said, "I should be the one to thank you... Besides, I promised you all this a long time ago."
She looked at Li Nuo and asked, "When do you plan to go back?"
Li Nuo thought for a moment and said, "About half a month."
The purpose of coming to Zhao State this time was to practice Legalism.
Now that the ultimate goal has been achieved, he has been eager to return home.
The reason for postponing it for another half a month is, of course, to increase one's cultivation level again.
Those below the sixth realm are all ants, and the fifth realm is just a stronger ant. Once he returns to Daxia, he will not have many opportunities to practice. Naturally, he has to stay in Zhao for a few more days to arrest all those who should be arrested and sentence all those who should be sentenced.
Li Nuo even wanted to put Her Majesty the Queen in jail for a while.
Capture her once and her portrait will be stored in the code.
He can also have an extra trump card.
The emperors of the five dynasties were far more powerful than ordinary sixth realm emperors. Even the weakest among them could easily defeat two at once. If they were within their territory, they could also defeat three at once.
She is now the fifth strongest person among all the sixth realm people in the countries on the continent.
If he really encountered a life-and-death crisis, even if exchanging her cultivation would reduce his lifespan to only one day, it would undoubtedly be worthwhile.
However, it takes a thousand days to reach the fifth level of cultivation, and it would probably take at least ten thousand days to reach the sixth level.
All his current lifespan is not enough to exchange it once, so Li Nuo thought about staying in Zhao State for another half a month, at least to make up for all the lifespan he had lost before.
In addition to Her Majesty the Queen, he also had his sights on the State Master of Zhao.
The Yin-Yang family of the sixth realm is not something you can always see.
It is always good to have many skills, and you never know when they will come in handy. Li Nuo has no interest in reading people's fate, but their ability to transfer their lifespan to others is a perfect match for the Code...
The difficulty lies in the fact that the status of the national teacher in the hearts of the people and court officials of Zhao State is higher than that of the monarch. Even the emperor cannot arrest him at will.
Zhao Zhiyi looked at the ground and said, "How have you thought about that matter?"
This was the third time she asked him. Li Nuo didn't know how to answer for a moment. After a long while, he said, "I must go back to Daxia first. They are pregnant and can't travel for the time being..."
Zhao Zhiyi nodded and said, "That's right..."
There was a long silence in the hall.
Li Nuo took the initiative to break the silence, looked at Zhao Zhiyi, and said, "Can you do me a favor?"
Zhao Zhiyi didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and said, "Okay."
The favor that Li Nuo asked her to do was very simple. As long as she violated the law casually, was caught by Li Nuo, and then reflected on herself for a while, her portrait would appear on the code.
Although this kind of instigation would not lead to any improvement in his cultivation, it would enable him to obtain her portrait.
This is also a small bug in the code that Li Nuo often exploits.
He looked at Zhao Zhiyi and explained, "I want to try and see if the Legalist cultivation level will increase more if the emperor is punished."
If it were any other emperor, Li Nuo would be charged with disrespect if he said this.
But Zhao Zhiyi just asked: "What should I do?"
Li Nuo thought for a moment and said, "Some of the other laws are not quite appropriate. How about throwing some fruit peels on the street?"
According to the latest "Health Management Regulations", littering in public places will result in a fine of ten cents, detention for one hour, and a day of public health service.
As long as she locked herself up in jail, Li Nuo would achieve her goal.
A moment later, the two appeared on a street in the capital.
In order to avoid causing unrest, Li Nuo mobilized the power of the strategists. The people around seemed to ignore them and walked straight past them.
Zhao Zhiyi was holding a banana in his hand.
Looking at the banana in her hand, she seemed to have thought 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 ruler of a country, how can you break the law knowingly..."
Ministry of Justice.
Big prison.
The officials of the Ministry of Justice stood outside the cell trembling with fear, not knowing what tricks His Majesty and Lord Li were playing. He actually locked His Majesty in prison, and His Majesty just obeyed him...
At this moment, they have already imagined many scenes in their minds.
Li Nuo stood outside the cell bars, frowning slightly.
It's useless.
Her image does not appear in the code.
He soon figured out the reason.
No matter it was the Medical Saint or those martial arts masters, Li Nuo only created conditions for them to break the law and did not directly instigate them. He was betting on a result that was very likely to happen.
But this time, Her Majesty the Queen violated the law entirely at his instigation.
It is normal that the code does not recognize it.
Li Nuo opened the cell door 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 can also cross the space directly, he cannot move so far, and there cannot be any obstacles in the middle. In this regard, the Royal Family's ability is undoubtedly much more advanced.
Zhao Zhiyi looked at Li Nuo and asked, "How is it?"
Li Nuo shook his head and said, "No, I can't tell you what to do specifically. It's useless..."
He looked at Zhao Zhiyi and said, "You want to break 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 explicitly, not even a slightly obvious hint, and if she did what he said, it would be in vain, just 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 down. The power of the strategist, the legalist, and the doctor in his body was like a grain of rice compared to the bright moon in front of this force. He was completely unable to resist and could only let it do what it wanted.
Zhao Zhiyi stood on tiptoe, and as she felt the soft touch on her lips, Li Nuo's eyes suddenly widened.
At this moment, he finally understood what she understood.
Song Yiren, who had just returned from outside, watched the scene in the hall from afar.
After being stunned for a moment, she immediately spoke in shame and anger.
The voice arrives before the person arrives.
"shut up!"
(End of this chapter)
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