Chapter XIX No Atonement
Chapter 19 �
Zhu Qizhen is also very concerned about this matter.
Soon, Zhu Qizhen also discovered that newspapers were indeed beneficial, that was, they put everything on the table. To be honest, the civil servants may not be able to understand all the things they thought.
Many times, Zhu Qizhen speculates based on intuition.
His analysis of their thoughts from the perspective of profit gains actually shows that he is becoming more and more suspicious.
When Xu Youzhen created this debate, Xu Youzhen almost talked about the verbal battle with the scholars, pointing out their thoughts, and soon Chen Gang's crime was confirmed.
Even though Chen Gang claimed that he had not received any money, he was still "being corrupt and obeying money and property."
But how to judge is serious.
The one who wants to be sentenced to the lightest is to be dismissed and even lead a free life.
In other words, his fame and fortune have not been eliminated, and he has also been treated as dismissed officials. He does not have to bear any responsibilities.
Xu Youzhen quickly refuted this view. This is not something that the Ming officials should be warned.
In this case, the dusty Ming Law could only be brought out. In the Ming Law, officials received eleven stolen stolen, but Chen Gang embezzled too little, and even in the Ming Law, it was not enough to be a death penalty.
Everyone may be a little surprised.
Why did many people be killed after being corruption during the Hongwu period? However, the Ming Dynasty law that also practiced during the Hongwu period did not sentence Chen Gang to death.
First of all, the Ming Dynasty law was practiced three times during the Hongwu period. Generally speaking, it was from strict to lenient, and the world was settled. Naturally, it was necessary to govern the country strictly, but the later it went, the more relaxed it became.
The Ming Dynasty law in the thirty years of Hongwu has reduced a lot of punishment than the previous Ming Dynasty law.
Another reason is that Taizu likes to add law and punishment, just like skinning and assuming a punishment, there is no such thing as Daming Law.
The final confirmation was that Chen Gang was sentenced to ninety years in prison after regaining all fame and fortune.
In fact, if the case of Chen Gang's case was compared with the case of corruption and abuse of laws since Hong Xuan, it was nothing more than that because in front of everyone, many unspoken rules were left unsuccessful.
There is no objection to all this. The only thing that has objections is whether officials are allowed to be redeemed.
This question is a long question.
Atonement can be understood as paying a fine in place of certain punishments.
Generally, there are relatively light punishments. As for whether they can be applied to corruption by officials, they all argue and cannot stand up.
Finally, this question was handed over to Zhu Qizhen.
Zhu Qizhen's tendency is very obvious.
Because Zhu Qizhen knew that in the normal historical evolution, there must be a permitted punishment. The reason is very simple, because of the atonement silver system in the Qing Dynasty.
The Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming system may have changed, but it is not much different. The large-scale implementation of atonement silver in the Qing Dynasty must be that there are signs of the Ming Dynasty system.
Zhu Qizhen was in the Ming Dynasty law, and this kind of official was guilty of stolen crimes. Only misdemeanors could atone for punishment. However, in subsequent cases, or judicial events, the scope of adaptation to this atone for punishment seemed to be expanding.
Of course, when discussing crimes, the Ming Dynasty law is used. As for the implementation, the Ming Dynasty law is not allowed.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qizhen's decision was very clear.
If the punishment can be redeemed, then punishing corruption and abuse of power will become a business.
As long as you get more money than the redemption penalty, it is a profitable business. Just think about it and know that with the criminal investigation level of this era, this is absolutely possible.
Even in later generations, many corruption victims found the amount of corruption that they embezzled was not all the amount they embezzled.
Not to mention it in the Ming Dynasty.
It can even be said that there are too many things that cannot be found.
Zhu Qizhen's decision was naturally very simple.
Zhu Qizhen approved Xu Youzhen's opinion.
Xu Youzhen's opinion on behalf of the Ministry of Justice was to decide not to allow officials to redeem their sentences and reiterate the law of ancestors to strictly govern officials.
Zhu Qizhen even stipulated that officials would not be able to adapt to the redemption of crimes. He also included this article in the "Da Ming Hui Dian".
It is also the first item I practiced in the "Da Ming Hui Ci" that I just started practicing.
Since this principle is determined, one of the remaining dozens of officials has no good ending, and a few of them have been executed. After the autumn, most of them were exiled to the Northeast.
Although there were difficulties in the Ming Dynasty, it was basically under Zhu Qizhen's control, but soon there was one thing not under Zhu Qizhen's control.
Han Yong's mother never survived for a few months and had passed away.
Although Zhu Qizhen was concerned about this, he could not let Han Yong see her for the last time. It was too far from Guangxi to Beijing.
If this is the case, it is still under Zhu Qizhen's expectations.
Another thing was beyond Zhu Qizhen's expectations.
This incident was the civil strife in Annan.
The civil strife in the Li family in Annan was a god-given opportunity for Zhu Qizhen. Zhu Qizhen really wanted to replicate the plan to destroy North Korea. However, there were civil strife in Guangxi, and Guangxi was uncertain, so the court could not attack Annan.
The founding lord of the Li Dynasty after Annan was Lili.
Li Li was the king of Annan who expelled the Ming Dynasty from Annan.
When Li Li died, his son Li Yuanlong was only ten years old. Li Cha assisted in the administration and staged a power struggle between a young king and a powerful minister. Naturally, Li Yuanlong eliminated Li Cha, and then deposed his original queen and prince.
But Li Yuanlong didn't expect that he would not live long. He was only in his twenties when he died.
Speaking of which, although Mr. Li is a few years older than Zhu Qizhen, he is still considered a member of his generation.
After his death, his son Li Bangki was only two years old, and his mother Nguyen Shiying and powerful minister Zheng Ke.
Empress Dowager Annan, Nguyen Shiying, was also a figure. During his reign, he maintained Annan's strength overall and even occupied Champa. He even withdrew the powerful minister Zheng Ke.
Both internally and externally maintain the trend of Annan's prosperity.
But this gave the deposed prince Li Yishan a coup and killed Li Bangji. In order to avoid falling into Li Yishan's hands, Ruan Shiying ordered the maids around him to kill him in order to preserve his reputation.
This is the situation Zhu Qizhen has to face now.
Zhu Qizhen had arranged a secret spy in Annan very early, and even discovered one thing, that is, the Ruan family and his son have been in power for more than ten years and are highly regarded.
Li Yishan suddenly launched a coup. Although he got the first move, in fact, the inside of Annan was not very harmonious, and the center and the local government had a slight remark on Li Yishan.
In other words, Li Yishan's coup was the beginning, not the end of the Annan Rebellion.
This gave Zhu Qizhen more opportunities.
Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but feel ready.
Although Zhu Qizhen sighed that it would have been better if the civil strife in Annan had arrived two years later, even so, Zhu Qizhen had to change his policies towards Guangxi.
In the previous issue of Guangxi, long-term stability was the key, and not seeking victory for the moment, and seeking long-term stability. This is why Han Yong worked hard in Guangxi more hard, such as dividing the Yao people within the Yao people, such as resettling prisoners farming outside the Datengxia Mountain, and turning from mountain people into the Ming Dynasty households and Qi people.
For example, on the west side of Dateng Gorge, a prefecture and county directly belonging to the court were established instead of entrusting them all to the chieftains.
There are even roads deep into Dateng Gorge. Only by building such basic projects can the mountain people in Dateng Gorge become the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the chaos that has been going on since the Hongwu period will finally end.
But these measures are slow in nature. Not to mention, the harassment of the Hou Dagou in Dateng Gorge and even attacking the surrounding prefectures and counties is even slower. However, once it is achieved, it will be the foundation for the unchanging times. The chaos in Dateng Gorge will be uncertain.
The bottom of the cauldron is always slower than the soup to stop the boiling.
But now it's different.
The situation in Annan, the changes in the situation, and even Zhu Qizhen's desire in his heart was not allowed to delay Zhu Qizhen any longer.
Zhu Qizhen immediately summoned the cabinet minister on this matter.
The information of the Jinyiwei almost simultaneously provided the cabinet leaders. This incident instantly overwhelmed the "Ming Dynasty Collection" and became the focus of the cabinet's work.
But if this matter is in different eyes, there will be different opinions. There is no unified opinion on this matter in the cabinet.
Chapter completed!