After Liu Zhenghui inquired one by one, he said to Li Shimin: "Sage, this matter originated from Xu Jingzong's request for bribes. There are two Shangzhou assassins who also took the initiative to pay bribes, and the minister thought that it should be redone. The rest of them have followers, and some have been forcibly asked for bribes, or they are afraid that they will be treated unfairly if they do not pay bribes, and they think that they will be lenient. ”

"How heavy is that, and how light is it?" Li Shimin asked.

At this time, Du Fuwei stood up: "Sage, this thief is the first sin, and the minister thought that he would be tied up outside the Suzaku Gate and cut him with 1,200 knives every day, for three days in a row, and one more knife on the last day would kill him." ”

The entire Taiji Hall was completely reduced to freezing point in the moment of Du Fuwei's words.

It was terrible, how could Du Fuwei come up with such a terrible punishment.

Xu Jingzong fainted in front of his eyes, and then foamed at the mouth and trembled, which was frightened.

Tang Jian took a step forward: "Sage, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, only the ten evils can be punished." ”

Tang Jian came out and talked about the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

The Ten Evils of the Tang Dynasty are the regulations inherited from the former Sui: rebellion, rebellion, rebellion, rebellion, disobedience, disrespect, unfilial piety, disharmony, injustice, and civil strife.

Then there are the upper, middle and lower levels of the death penalty.

There are three kinds of punishments, namely the cutting off of five limbs, which is a kind of criminal law used by Empress Lu in the Han Dynasty. Then there is the half-split, and finally the car split, which has been abolished, and the half-cut is actually the only punishment.

Prisoners who have been beheaded in half will suffer for hours before dying.

After that, the punishment is beheading and caneing. The lower punishment is hanging, dove (poisoning).

Tang Jian said a lot, which means that this is not in line with Tang law, even if what Xu Jingzong did is a capital crime, then at most it is beheading.

Yanagi walked out at this time.

Seeing Liu Mu coming out of the ranks, the court immediately fell silent.

Liu Mu first saluted, and then saluted all the courtiers, and then said: "If the country is harmed, the people's grievances will be monstrous, and the society will be unstable. Let's just talk about Xu Jingzong, he takes bribes to determine the state capital for procurement, then the state capital will not compete with quality and price, but with the amount of bribe, which is a big harm. ”

"Yes." Liu Zhenghui agreed with Liu Mu's words.

"So where did the coins come from these treasures in the state capitals, and they didn't get them from the workshops. As far as this Taiji Hall is concerned, there are a total of eighty-one high-quality timbers horizontally and vertically, so in order to save this money to pay bribes, it may only be sixty-four, or forty-nine. Then the high-quality wood is replaced with low-grade miscellaneous wood, and the lacquered ones can't be seen anyway. ”

Liu Mu was about to continue to analyze the disadvantages of this matter, when Li Shimin slapped the table heavily: "Damn." ”

Du Ruhui came out: "Sage, if it weren't for the greed of some nobles in Zhao during the Warring States Period, then there would be no Zhao Kuo in the Battle of Changping." The minister thought that this matter affected the fortunes of our Tang Dynasty and should be a crime of conspiracy. ”

Cui Junsu also came out: "Sage, the minister thinks that it is impossible to cut three thousand six hundred and one knives, and the person may have died before he was cut to death." But this is indeed a shock, and if the minister accepts bribes, he is willing to receive this punishment. ”

Yanagi didn't expect someone to support him.

Immediately afterwards, several important ministers came out to express their support, and Xu Jingzong was late.

Looking at the people who stood up in support, Yanagi seemed to understand. These people are all high-ranking officials from the big aristocracy, they are not bad at all, and in the future, these nobles will earn more money with Datang.

More importantly, these big nobles want to give a warning and a deterrent to the officials in the upper echelons of the poor family.

The great aristocracy who is not bad for money is to draw fame, to enhance the fame of the family, to leave a name for himself through the ages, and to reflect personal values and ideals.

In the eyes of the big nobles, these people from poor families are not trying to squeeze into the aristocratic circle and become scholars, but to put it bluntly, they are for a nobleman.

Then you are an official, an honor, and a knight. The rich are the things of money.

Cui Junsu's words are poisonous, he doesn't say who he supports, he doesn't say the law of the Tang Dynasty, he only says how he accepts bribes and is willing to be Ling Chi. This directly forced Xu Jingzong to the most terrifying death.

Xiao Yu pulled Fang Xuanling, and after urgently discussing it with the six Shangshu, he expressed his support for Ling Chi's punishment.

and sentenced Ling Chi to a heavy punishment for the ten heinous felonies.

Li Shimin spoke at this time: "Xu Jingzong is the first evil, and he is the first to ask for bribes. I didn't want to kill more, and the first two assassins were demoted to the body of the guilty, and they served as officials in a bitter cold and barren place for three years to see the after-effects. The second offense of assassination shall be punished by one level, and if the two crimes are committed concurrently, the rest of the assassination shall be fined for one year. ”

"Thank you, saint."

Xu Jingzong was scraped alive, and these stabbing history felt that he was not far from death, and the knife was already on his neck, which would be able to survive several tears of gratitude.

Liu Mu hurriedly came out to rob people, these thorns are not evil, and they are all from the Shi family.

"Sage, the Donggang Ship Division needs people who have experience, talent, motivation and can endure hardships, and they want to go to a very difficult place to take care of big things, please ......"

"The above table is a provincial meeting, and the Ministry of Officials approves it." Li Shimin didn't say yes, but let Liu Mu go through the process.

Li Shimin also instructed: "The other guilty officials in Chang'an will be convicted by the Criminal Department in accordance with the law. Du Gong has made a contribution to this matter, and I am very relieved. Continue to discuss, the rules of this bidding, Liu Mu, you will talk. ”

"The minister thinks it's just four words, fair and open."

"Not good!" Cui Junsu immediately stood up: "Sage, the minister thinks that this matter should support some bitter cold state capitals, some state capitals have very little land, and even if they cultivate carefully, the harvest is very low, and the minister thinks that they should support and support." ”

Cui Junsu is not against Liu Mu, but on the facts.

Liu Mu also retorted: "Cui Gong, you can consider the cost of transportation, and in some places the transportation cost is huge. ”

"The support is also planned, and when it comes step by step, it will definitely consider the cost of transportation."

"Support is also the household department's money, and this cost cannot be spent by the company......

Liu Mu argued on the Taiji Palace, and one person began to argue with a dozen old courtiers about the cost and benefit.

Before I knew it, I had been arguing for an hour, and seeing that it was getting dark, I had three porridge and rice refreshments alone.

Li Shimin is not tired at all, he likes to listen to such arguments, which is all for the good of Datang.

Finally, Cui Junsu patted the cases in front of him: "Liumu, my household department in Hongzhou exempted the porcelain workshop from part of the tax, and then paid for the construction of the thirty-mile canal to ensure that it was sent to ......Quanzhou at a suitable price."

Cui Junsu was already calling him by his name, and he suddenly found that the level of negotiation of this willow wood was not good, but the level of arithmetic was outrageously high, and when he couldn't talk, he put numbers and talked about the cost.

Cui Junsu can't help it, all parts of Jiangnan West Province are quite rich. However, there are four lower states in Hongzhou to the east and south, and the poor ones do not know what to do.