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Chapter 15 The Presiding Judge

The three envoys mentioned by Li Shimin, the Minister of Justice, the Censor, and the Minister of Dali Temple, were referred to as the three.

Because criminal law matters are related to the system rule of the entire country, the system of three law officials has been implemented since the Warring States Period, with Taiwei, Sikong and Situ as the three judges. The Tang Dynasty was the peak of Chinese feudal laws, and the system of three rulers adopted the system of three rulers in criminal law. However, the system of three rulers in this period was not perfect, but it was only the first clues, and it did not have the ultimate achievement of the criminal law, but it also seemed decent.

The powers under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice, the Censor and the Minister of Dali Temple are different, but they are closely related when divided.

Dali Temple is the highest judicial organ of the central government, and is a trial of crimes committed by officials in Laoyang and imprisonment or above, as well as suspected death penalty cases transferred by local governments. The Ministry of Justice is the central judicial administrative organ, responsible for reviewing cases tried by Dali Temple and prefectures and counties. If it is found suspicious, the case below is rejected and the original authority is retried, or the review may be conducted directly. The Censorate is the highest supervisory organ of the central government, responsible for supervising civil and military officials, responsible for picking up and impeaching officials, and correcting the rules and regulations.

That is to say, Dali Temple is responsible for hearing cases and handling major cases of imprisonment or above in the capital, but the cases they handled need to be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for review. If the Ministry of Justice does not agree with their handling results, it can be rejected and asked them to retrial, or even directly take the case for review. Although the Censor has no judicial power, he is obliged to supervise the judicial activities of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice.

They complement each other so as not to become a one-man rule.

Therefore, the relationship between them is not harmonious. Cui Shanwei, the minister of Dali Temple, often questioned the case that they broke out in Dali Temple, and Luo Shixin had a very unhappy relationship with Luo Shixin because the Censor Du Yan supervised him to break up the case without reason. Therefore, there are small conflicts and barriers between them.

According to ancient regulations, whenever major incidents occur, three courts must be tried together to ensure fairness, which is commonly known as the Three Courts’ Trials’ Trials’ Trials.

Although the case of the rebellion of King Li Yuan of Lujiang, Wang Junkuo did not have a bad impact because of Wang Junkuo's "great wisdom and courage", any dynasty regards rebellion as a taboo, which is a top priority. Especially Li Yuan, a royal relative and a border general who holds military power, their rebellion is even fatal to a country, especially the foundation of the Tang Dynasty is unstable. Once the society is turbulent, it will cause panic among the people, which can easily cause economic collapse and cause the people to fall into famine again.

Therefore, killing all the people is a measure that must be taken against rebels, and this dynasty is no exception in all dynasties.

According to Wang Junkuo, Li Yuan had a great ambition to plot for many years, but because he died too urgently, the conspiracy with him did not surface. Neither Li Yuan nor Li Shimin had any tolerance for those lurking traitors. They must be excavated and removed together to avoid leaving any disaster. This led to the three-secretary trial.

As the Minister of Justice of the Three Laws, Minister of the Dali Temple, and Censor-in-Chief of Li Shimin, he should be responsible for his appointment and responded in one go.

Li Shimin continued: "The rebellion of King Lujiang is of great importance and cannot be tolerated. I will issue an edict to the trial of Shangshu Luo, and Cui Qing and Du Dafu assist him. Do you have any objections?"

Luo Shixin was a little surprised.

Cui Shanwei responded as usual.

Du Yan was a little dissatisfied. But Li Shimin's words were not allowed to be discussed at all, so he had to nod and agree.

Luo Shixin was a little surprised. Although the three officials were in the same hall, there was indeed a presiding judge among the three. Generally speaking, the presiding judges were mostly Dali Temple, after all, the power of Dali Temple lies in this. Of course, it is OK if the people from the Ministry of Justice or the Censorate were appointed as the presiding judge. Among them, Du Yan was born Du Ruhui's uncle, and he was the chief censor in the Sui Dynasty. Cui Shanwei was stern and honest, and was an old man who followed Li Yuan. He had a very high qualification and worked in Dali Temple and did a good job. According to principles, the position of presiding judge was not his turn. But Li Shimin actually appointed him as the presiding judge. What medicine is sold in this gourd?

"State Luo, you two go down and prepare first!" Li Shimin cautiously reminded that he obviously attached great importance to this rebellion incident.

The Dali Temple Minister Cui Shanwei and Du Yan surrendered one after another.

Luo Shixin looked back, but his eyes were frozen on Du Yan until his back disappeared.

"Come on, we are just two of us, so we don't need to be polite. Sit down and talk!" Li Shimin's voice came into his mouth.

Luo Shixin came to his senses and sat down in the seat beside him.

"But for more than half a month, the government and the government have been constantly appreciating you, which is really unexpected." Li Shimin looked at Luo Shixin with a little surprise and said, "I really underestimated you at the beginning."

Luo Shixin said with a bit of stern humility: "Your Highness is so wonderful, it's just Luo and Liu Yanke's help. With them here, ordinary cases are really hard for me."

Since Luo came to the Ministry of Justice, Luo Shixin launched his three fire plans and transferred Luo to Simen to investigate Liu Yanke. Liu Yanke was born in a judicial family and had a very good understanding of criminal law. He knew all the criminal allusions in history. The buried Simen was indeed like a pearl buried in the soil, and it had no intersection with Liu Dewei and could be employed.

Luo Shixin directly promoted Liu Yanke to become one of his arms and assisted him in handling criminal matters. Liu Yanke has been in the Ministry of Justice for many years. Although his status is not high, he can be in a critical position and knows all the things in the Ministry of Justice. Who was promoted by Liu Dewei and who got close to him are well aware of.

Luo Shixin was able to easily avoid them and build a team to cultivate himself. Luo Shixin was the Minister of Justice after all, and he was the head of the Ministry of Justice. He also had Li Yuan and Li Shimin's support, and all resources were above Liu Dewei. Liu Dewei had only a few opportunities when Luo Shixin was in charge of the Ministry of Justice and was ignorant, but Luo Shixin was not Qu Tutong and did not give Liu Dewei an opportunity to take advantage of it.

After gaining a firm foothold, he had no chance to stop Luo Shixin's actions to cultivate his team. Liu Dewei was also a smart person and did not choose to fight Luo Shixin to the death. Luo Shixin did not attack Liu Dewei. After all, his status was just stable, and Liu Dewei did make contributions to the Ministry of Justice and had a strong prestige. He also had a very strong position as the Minister of Justice. He was not a person who was in the court. Even the Minister of Justice did not have the power to withdraw his position as the Minister of Justice.

However, it is an indisputable fact that Luo Shixin took control of the Ministry of Justice in a short moment.

Not only control, but also doing very well.

With Liu Yanke, the judicial power, Luo Shixin was able to make the most correct criminal judgment at the first time. He was not biased and was not afraid of the investigation of cases with power. He had one thing, one, and was unambiguous, and was quite famous.

Luo was the one who really surprised Luo Shixin. He originally thought that Luo had outstanding abilities in government affairs, but his knowledge in judicial affairs was slightly inferior. But he did not expect that Luo's knowledge in judicial affairs was even better than Liu Yanke, especially his personality and temper were born to be picky. Any faults in details were hidden in front of him. He could judge whether the official was mediocre, stupid, or straight through the handling of the case by local officials. He would still submit a memorial to La Yu in impartial manner.

How could he know that Luo in history was a censor and prime minister who came out of the Censorate. Compared with the world's rule, his judicial talent is not inferior to his ability to rule the world.

In just over a month, a governor and three county lieutenants had him dismounted.

Li Shimin was not just a moment of emotion. Such a person was really a talented person who did not enter the Censorate and inspected all officials.

Luo Shixin's achievements are obvious to all. In just one month, those who thought he was promoted in the Ministry of Justice were surprised.

When Li Shimin saw Luo Shixin's proud pride, he did not praise him, so as not to open a dyeing shop proudly, but said seriously: "Lujiang King Li Yuan has been planning for many years, without any abnormality. It can be seen that the hidden depth is very deep, and the implication must be quite large. You have only been in charge of the Ministry of Justice for two months, and you need to be more cautious when you encounter such a major case. The Censor Du Yan has rich experience, so you can refer to his suggestions more. Cui Shan, the Minister of Dali Temple, is an old man and can consult him for details."

Luo Shixin could see that Li Shimin really attached great importance to this matter, and he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why is this judge me?"

Li Shimin did not answer positively, but said unexpectedly: "No confidence? Well, I can take back Cheng's life and let Cui Shanwei be the chief judge..."

"Who said it!" Luo Shixin jumped up like a cat with his tail stepped on it, "Isn't it just a presiding judge? What a big deal. It's guaranteed to handle it properly. Just right, I have something to confirm."

Li Shimin smiled faintly. There was a reason for his appointment like this. According to a normal perspective, Cui Shanwei and Du Yan were above Luo Shixin in terms of experience and qualifications, so they should be the first. However, Li Shimin has never been a person who looks at things with a normal perspective. He valued abilities and morality in employed people.

Needless to say, Du Yan is capable of being very competent, but he is greedy and not honest enough, and is easily tempted. Cui Shan is strict and honest, but he is rigid and not smooth enough. Both of them have their own shortcomings...

Although Luo Shixin is not as good as them on the surface, his essence is above the two, and Li Shimin is interested in this essence.

More importantly, he pushed Luo Shixin down to the position of Minister of Justice, in order to arrange his own people in criminal law, so that when the imperial power transitions, he can have his own people in key positions. His confidants asked him to arrange them everywhere, and the Ministry of Justice is Luo Shixin, which is just for trial. (To be continued...)
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