At night, Tingtao Pavilion, Li Li looked at a book carefully by the light of the gas lamp.

The book is called "Qi Lu", which is the national code of Qi State in the north. Li Li read it very seriously, as if a graduate of a law major was preparing for the exam, preparing for the upcoming judicial examination.

Of course, the nouns (crimes) recorded in the book should be remembered, for example, what are the "Ten Felony Crimes"?

One is rebellion, two is great rebellion, three is rebellion, four is surrender, and five is evil rebellion;

Sixth, unrighteousness, seventh, disrespect, eighth, unfiliality, nineth, unrighteousness, and tenth, civil strife.

Those who violate these ten are not limited to the eight discussions on redemption.

Rebellion means rebellion, treason; great rebellion means harming the king and father, and destroying the ancestral temple, mountain tombs and palaces;

Abuse and rebellion means beating or murdering relatives, such as murdering grandparents, parents, killing uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, grandparents, husbands, grandparents, husbands, grandparents, parents;

Injustice means murder that violates humanity, such as killing a family of three (parents and children), which means destroying a family;

Unrighteousness refers to the act of subordinates and people killing county officials, or the husband dies and his wife hides and fails to mourn;

Civil strife refers to chaos among relatives.

When Li Li saw this, he thought of an idiom: He is unforgivable.

The ten evils are a very common idiom, which describes a person's crimes of great evils, but Li Li discovered that the saying "ten evils" has not yet appeared in this era.

So when he blurted out the words "Ten Evils" when he was chatting with someone, the other party asked in surprise: "What are the Ten Evils?"

Only then did he realize that there was no such thing as "ten evils" in this era.

However, when he looked at the Qilu, which was compiled last year, and saw the "Ten Felony Sins" in it, he realized that perhaps this is the origin of the "Ten Evils".

Li Li carefully studied the "Qi Law" and found that compared with the laws of the Liang Kingdom and the laws of previous dynasties, he felt that he had "progressed" and was much closer to reality.

He also listened to Zu Yi's introduction and the information he had collected all the time, and he roughly understood the compilation process of "Qi Lu".

After the rebellion of the Six Towns in Yuan Wei, the situation was turbulent and later divided into the East and West Wei.

During the period when Gao Cheng and Gao Yang brothers were in charge of the power of the Wei State (Eastern Wei), they emphasized the "legal system" based on political needs (the slap in the face of their heads, the arrogant and domineering military honors, and the official style of the ** trend).

During Gao Cheng's reign, he was known for his "stricken punishment". Gao Yang was in power and became emperor (in the early stage), "the criminal and political affairs remained new, and all officials followed the law", and the atmosphere in the officialdom became a new one.

The laws used by Gao Cheng and Gao Yang were mainly based on the "Taihe Rule" of Wei State and supplemented by "Linzhige".

However, the "Taihe Law" is no longer appropriate, while the "Linzhige" is a temporary law that is revised, implemented, and improved as it is accumulated over a long period of time, which can easily lead to different criminal laws and contradictory regulations.

So Gao Yang organized knowledgeable people to revise the "Qi Law".

Because there are many families in Hebei who are proficient in the study of criminal proficiency, and the Wei State has always attached great importance to the compilation of codes, the "editor group" of "Qi Lu" is full of talents.

It took more than ten years until last year that the compilation of "Qi Lu" was completed.

Li Li, who has always been paying attention to "legal construction", got a complete set of "Qiluo" and asked the "experts" to study it. He also took the time to study it himself. After reading it carefully, he thought it was indeed a good code.

The "Qi Law" has made great progress compared with the codes of various countries during the same period and the laws of previous dynasties.

First, the concept of "Ten Felony Crimes" was proposed, and the Confucian ethics and ethics were introduced into the content of criminal law, which promoted the further integration of etiquette and law.

Secondly, the "Qi Lu" has a total of twelve articles, totaling 949 articles, covering a wide range and detailed regulations.

Twelve chapters, namely the name of the official guards, marriage households, good at promoting, disciplining the system, fraud, lawsuits, thieves, arrests, damages, stables, and miscellaneous laws.

Among them, the "Name Law" is the general rule, and the two words "Name Law" originate from the "Zheng Ming" and "Law" in the "Jin Ming Ming" and "Law" in the "Qi Law" combine "Zheng Ming Ming" and "Law" into "Name Law".

The "Famous Regulations" are placed in the first chapter of the Law Code, highlighting the nature and status of the general principles of the Code.

Li Li is not a law student and does not understand law very well, but after reading the structure of "Qi Lu" (General Principles of "Famous Regulations"), he found it very reasonable and pleasing to the eye.

Third, the "five punishments" determined by the "Qi Lu": death, flow, slaughter, whip, and rod, Li Li thought it was very reasonable.

Li Li tasted Liang's unique "test punishment" punishment: he forced the person who did not recruit gifts to fast for many days, and forced the prisoners to confess because of hunger.

He felt that many strange punishment methods in the laws of the Southern Dynasties should be cancelled, or the scope of use should be strictly restricted and should not be abused.

At the same time, compared with the codes of other countries, the advantage of "clear review and conciseness" is that it is not complicated. Li Li thinks that this code is the best code since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

It is a "good law" that embodies the efforts of Hebei's "legal experts".

Then, the revision of the Chu State's "Chu Law" (tentative name) should be based on the "Qi Law".

There is nothing to be embarrassed about. You have to learn the advantages of others. Only in this way can the country make progress in all aspects.

However, having "good laws" alone is not enough.

A "good law" was formulated to solve the problem of "unable to follow".

But if you cannot "rely follow the Dharma", then no matter how good the "good Dharma" is, it can only be "free".

Taking Qi State in the north as an example, Gao Yang attaches importance to "legal construction", but when it is actually implemented, it is very terrifying: Gao Yang has no "legal spirit" at all.

There is one thing that impressed Li Li:

In the late Tianbao period (more than five years ago), Minister Cui Xian passed away, and Gao Yang cried with his soul.

Later, one day, Gao Yang met his niece, Princess Le'an, who entered the palace, in the palace. Princess Le'an was Cui Xian'er's wife. Gao Yang asked her niece how she was doing in the Cui family.

The niece said that it was okay, but the "Ajia" (mother-in-law) Li (the widow of Cui Xian) was not good to her.

Princess Le'an's complaints were probably based on common complaints about conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. After hearing this, Gao Yang summoned Li to the palace, killed him, and abandoned his body in Zhangshui.

When Li Li found out about this cruel behavior, he felt it was incredible: You used to cry for Cui Xian, but now you casually chopped off his widow. What does it mean?

Moreover, if you kill someone without going through judicial procedures, you are too lazy to even find a crime, and you will kill him as soon as you say it, like killing a stray dog.

He didn't even have a charge, but he cut off the person for a complaint from his niece. What about the legal system that was agreed to be good? What about the judicial procedures that were agreed to be good?

This is the legal system of the Great Qi State?

Even if you vent your anger on your niece, what does it mean to kill someone? How do you let your niece get along with your prince-consort?

Because of the princess' words, the prince-consort lost her mother, and her mother was abandoned to the Zhangshui River. She could be said to have no place to die. If she was killed, the prince-consort would definitely regard the princess as her enemy.

Even though he was afraid of power, the prince-consort dared not divorce the princess, he could not live any more.

So, when encountering such an emperor who takes the lead in breaking the law, where is the dignity of the legal system?

Now, the "Qi Law" of Qi State has come out, but what is the emperor...the Supreme Emperor Gao Zhan doing?

All day long, you will be drunk and die, and you will be left to the slanderous ministers to deal with the state affairs. The government is in chaos and chaos. What is the use of just a good law?

Li Li looked at the "Qi Lu" in his hand and felt regretful: What a good code, it's a pity that he met an unreliable emperor.

There is no doubt that the so-called "legal system" is just an imperial chamber pot. If you want to use it, you will throw it into the corner if you don't want to use it.

Therefore, the legal system is used for the people. For officials, how the legal system should be used depends on the specific situation, that is, "selective law enforcement."

Taking Liang State as an example, Emperor Wu of Liang was a royal family and a noble family. Therefore, the laws of Liang State were very relaxed to the powerful and nobles. The children of powerful and nobles robbed and killed people in the street, but nothing happened.

But they are very harsh to the people. If the people make a little mistake, they will easily end up in the hard work of the whole family, and life is worse than death.

Li Li put down the book in his hand and began to think.

What is his purpose in organizing the compilation of "Chu Lu"?

It is to have laws (good laws) to follow, not to decorate the storefront, and a good law and a relatively fair judicial system have the legal system of the new dynasty.

Even though the legal system in the feudal dynasty era is far from the legal system in modern society, the legal system in the new dynasty should have the same legal system.

If he wants the people to realize the difference between the new dynasty and the previous dynasty and the "good" of the new dynasty, then the quality of the legal system can give the people the most intuitive feeling.

The Taijian Department, which independently exercises judicial power, can influence people's confidence in the new dynasty.

Therefore, at this time, the "Da Chu Criminal Officers" need to stand up and become the blue sky above the people's heads.
Chapter completed!