So, after Li Jinzhong had been nagging for half an hour...
She said calmly, "I won't watch it."
Li Jinzhong: “……?”
Because her attitude was so peaceful, he did not think she was angry, so he asked, "What do you mean, Lord?"
Yan Shiyue called the Minister of Justice next to him: "Sir Zhou, please help me explain to Minister Li why I didn't watch it."
The Shangshu was the highest official of each ministry, and the Shilang was equivalent to the Shangshu's deputy.
Since these people like to play with relationships, insert people into various departments, and fight in various ways, Emperor Ming Yan could not tolerate a certain force controlling a department. So usually, the chief and deputy came from different forces, and they naturally competed with each other.
So she didn't even need to know who the assistant minister was, she could just use him directly.
Sure enough, Minister Zhou's eyes lit up, and he immediately rolled up his sleeves and came up, refuting Li Jinzhong for most of an hour.
Yan Shiyue lowered his head and drank tea, silently extracting useful information from it.
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When Minister Zhou finished speaking, she smiled approvingly: "That makes sense. If you don't argue, you won't understand. If you don't argue, you won't understand. Now that we are in the same department, we should clarify many things."
She looked around and said, "There are only a few of us in the room now. We had a friendly debate. It shouldn't be a coincidence that the news reached the ears of the censor, right?"
This is a naked threat!
Everyone could only say of course, we were just arguing in a friendly manner… Everyone was speechless, why did this tone sound so much like an official? It didn’t sound like a newcomer at all!!
Then Yan Shiyue said in a voice that everyone could hear, "I don't know if I have the power to appoint and dismiss officials..."
Everyone: “…”
Several people were filled with awe.
As soon as she arrived, she confronted Li Jinzhong's show of strength, and then provoked a dispute between the two forces. She herself was leisurely and watched the fight between the two tigers... But they knew this, but had to follow her way!
Was it wrong to let her join the Six Ministries?
Yan Shiyue was very calm.
Airborne is so powerful. She has the final say and she doesn’t have to be subservient to anyone!
Besides, the little story told by Qu Huli made her understand that what others disliked most about her was her unconventional behavior, so of course she had to promote it!
So she strolled around the Ministry of Justice, asking questions to anyone she saw, and then looked for official documents to read for herself, such as the death penalty records over the years, and the revisions to the laws and decrees...
Li Jinzhong soon couldn't bear it anymore.
It is impossible for him to have complete control over the entire department. With everyone's mouth, who knows what she will ask or see next?
If he had known this, why would he ask her out? He could put it off for as long as he could!
After finally managing to get through a day, he immediately went to the Lin Residence.
After listening to him in detail, Lin Fujian said coldly, "She has a master behind her... Don't worry about it for now, just wait until she goes to the palace! By then, she won't have the heart to deal with these things!"
Li Jinzhong said: "But..."
Lin Fujian said, "Find someone who is good at speaking and looks young and decent, and tell her about the strange cases that have happened over the years! She should like to hear about these!"
Li Jinzhong found one as instructed.
Yan Shiyue was indeed quite interested.
Li Jinzhong said that his mentor was really smart! Just listen to his stories for a few days! It would be fine as long as we wait until we go to the palace!
The person telling the story was a small official named Song Fen. Because Yan Shiyue emphasized that she must listen to real cases, he also put in a lot of effort. While telling the story, he sometimes took out the original files and asked her to compare them.
For example, he told a story about a murder case in which a woman could not bear the fact that her husband favored his concubine over his wife, so she killed her husband and the concubine, and then she died herself. It was said that the scene was very tragic, with blood everywhere, and the three people lying in the room.
Just from the case he described, you can tell that this man is not someone who would flatter his superiors.
You have to know that this was in ancient times when people believed in gods and ghosts. Who would tell their boss, who was a girl, about such a bloody case? And he described it so vividly. Is this a midnight radio station?
Yan Shiyue listened and asked, "Can't I sue my husband for favoring his concubine and killing his wife?"
"Yes," Song Fen said, "The law requires that relatives should protect each other."
In other words, the law stipulates that relatives should conceal their crimes, and those who do not report or testify will not be punished. On the contrary, those who accuse relatives who should conceal the crime will be punished. Of course, serious crimes such as treason and mutual infringement are not included in the category of concealing the crime between relatives.
She opened the file and looked at it.
The "three-court trial" is often mentioned in operas. In this dynasty, it refers to the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate.
What are the differences between these three departments?
In simple terms, the Dali Temple is responsible for trial, the Ministry of Justice is responsible for review, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for supervision. However, the Ministry of Justice will also directly hear cases above the level of awaiting punishment in the capital region.
The case he mentioned was handled by the Ministry of Justice.
But because all three people involved were dead, there was no trial, just questioning the people around them.
Yan Shiyue took a look at the records and felt that the decision was made very hastily.
There was only one knife at the scene. Even if she favored her concubine and killed her wife, how could a weak woman kill two people? Besides, the knife was suspected to have been taken away during the process, and she herself died. No matter how you look at it, it seems like a fourth person killed these three people, right?
Yan Shiyue closed the file and remained silent.
She is the kind of person who, if she doesn't know, it's okay, but once she knows, she can't help but want to take care of it.
When you come to a place like the Ministry of Justice, the first test you encounter is this kind of test.
She felt a little regretful.
In this era, under these conditions, with the intricate network of relationships… There are countless false and wrongful convictions, whether voluntary or man-made. Should she intervene? Can she manage them? She is not a professional, so is she necessarily right? Moreover, in ancient times when there were no cameras, how difficult would it be to review old cases?
She admitted she held back.
Her life creed has always been to strive for maximum freedom within the rules, and she really doesn't have the courage to go against the will of heaven.
Song Fen looked at her and smiled until he suddenly fell silent. His expression turned into deep thought, and he could not help but ask, "Prime Minister?"
"It's okay," Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Go on."
He racked his brains to tell two more stories, and she praised him. Then she put the file back calmly and left early in a dignified manner.
She went to the palace gate and waited for Huo Qijing.
Huo Qijing had been very busy these days, but when he saw her carriage, he came over quickly.
She asked him, "A Jing, do you think there are really people in this world who are 'not ashamed of the heavens when they look up, not ashamed of the people when they look down, and not ashamed of their own hearts'? Is there really anyone who can do this?"
Huo Qijing was silent for a moment, then said quietly: "Some people have committed many evil deeds but feel that they have a clear conscience, while others are kind and generous but often feel ashamed of themselves. The phrase 'having a clear conscience' does not really depend on how much you have done, but on the goodness of your heart."
His eyes were very gentle, and he gently touched her head: "Don't think too much. There are many things that even the emperor can't do. You are not a god, so how can you help the world?"
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