Daqin started with offering immortal medicine

"Ah? A grievance!"

This time, Meng Yi was really taken aback.

Because people who came to Gyeonggi to complain, this is really something that has never happened before.

At this time, he finally understood why Li Yang came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to reprimand everyone. The reason was precisely because someone came to Xianyang to complain.

And if there is no mistake, the woman's grievances are obviously directly related to the flaws and inadequacies of the new law.

Thinking of this, Meng Yi also knew that the matter was very important, so he didn't dare to be negligent any more, and quickly asked: "What is wrong with that woman?"

Chapter 3 Seventy: Justified Defense

"It's also a crime of private fighting!"

Li Yangdao: "Her husband committed a murder case because he fought with the gangster who broke into the house and caused the murderer's death. According to the laws of Daqin, wounding a person's life is a capital crime! So her husband was sentenced to death and beheaded after autumn. "

"This……"

Hearing this, Meng Yi was stunned. He never dreamed that there were so many loopholes in this law of private fighting.

And the officials of the Ministry of Punishment under the hall had nothing to say when they heard about this case.

For this case, this kind of judgment... is obviously unfair to him.

Li Yang said: "How about it? After listening to it, do you think it's ridiculous and ridiculous? Gangsters broke into the house and committed murder. In order to protect their family members, protect their property and safety, and fight with gangsters, they are actually breaking the law. If this law does not If it is revised and perfected, then when the people of Daqin encounter gangsters, wouldn’t they just watch the gangsters commit crimes and be irresistible? This is simply the greatest joke in the world!”

Being scolded by Li Yang like this, everyone was trained to look ashamed.

In particular, before everyone thought that the law this time was perfect, but now they feel... This is simply a slap in the face.

Meng Yi immediately said: "I am ashamed of you, the Lord of the Town will allow us some time, and we must amend and perfect this law as soon as possible."

Li Yang nodded, and then suddenly asked: "A question to all of you? My Great Qin ruled the country by law. However, when there is a trade-off between law and justice, should we respect the law or justice? "

"This……"

When this question came out, everyone was taken aback.

Because no matter how you answer this question, there is obviously a problem.

If you answer, put the law first, then there is injustice on the righteous side, just like the encounter between the woman's husband and the burglar.

But if the answer is to put justice first, then where is the majesty of Daqin's law?

Could it be that for the sake of so-called justice, the laws of Daqin are invalid?

So, for a while, everyone fell silent, not knowing how to answer Li Yang's tricky question.

Seeing that no one answered, Li Yang smiled and said: "According to your inner thoughts, answer truthfully. If you are the officials handling the case, how should you deal with such things?"

Meng Yi replied: "Put the law first!"

A group of officials saw that their superiors answered in this way, and naturally most of them replied that the law should come first.Of course, one or two people replied that justice should come first.

Li Yang nodded.

Meng Yi asked curiously: "I don't know the king of the town, how would I choose?"

Li Yang smiled: "No matter what you choose in this matter, there is a problem. If you judge the crime according to the law, it will be unfair to the justice side. If you don't follow the law and only talk about justice, then you will ignore the majesty of the law. In the Great Qin Dynasty, is the country governed by justice and benevolence, or by law?"

"This……"

Everyone was speechless after hearing this answer, because Li Yang's words were tantamount to nonsense.

Who doesn't know how to choose, there are certain problems, but the problem is, if you are the official who handles the case, you have to choose one to finalize the case, right?

At this time, Meng Yi's heart was also in a rut, so he could only ask: "Then Ruoyi Zhen Guojun, what should be the solution to this problem?"

Li Yang glanced at Meng Yi, and said: "Did Minister Meng find out that the question I just raised is the problem encountered in the implementation of Daqin laws in various places today."

Meng Yi nodded, agreeing with this point.

"Since there are problems whether the law is the first or the justice is the first, then this kind of case should be put on hold for the time being and reported to the Ministry of Punishment for decision."

Speaking of this, Li Yang said solemnly: "If the case of the woman's husband in Shandong was reported to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, wouldn't your Ministry of Criminal Justice be able to discover the flaws in this law? This controversial law needs to be amended and perfected. , or does not need to be amended, the Ministry of Criminal Justice will decide, and thus finally decide the verdict of the case, this...wouldn't this perfectly solve this problem?"

After hearing Li Yang's reply, Meng Yi's eyes widened.

Because Li Yang's method is really too subtle!

This will not only allow localities to feed back controversial or flawed laws to the Ministry of Punishment, allowing the Ministry of Punishment to discover defects and deficiencies early, but also submit controversial cases to the Ministry of Punishment, which can also reduce cases like the woman in Shandong. Cases of injustice encountered.More importantly, after such a procedure, even if the justice party is acquitted in the end, Daqin is still governing the country according to the law, not according to benevolence and morality, because the Ministry of Punishment finally acquitted the justice party, which is obviously a revised law. So it is equivalent to the new law.

Perfect, simply perfect!

Thinking of this, Meng Yi's eyes lit up, Dang even bowed deeply to Li Yang, and said with admiration on his face: "My lord's ingenious strategy, what really admires the lower officials is the five-body throwing, this ingenious strategy is simply a perfect match for our Great Qin legal system. Good medicine!"

All the officials of the Ministry of Punishment were also stunned by this ingenious strategy, and they all followed suit and applauded in unison: "The ingenious strategy of Zhen Guojun, I am astonished, it is really amazing!"

Although they say they are flattering, they really admire Li Yang's ingenuity in their hearts. None of them can come up with the best answer to the same question, but Lord Zhen can come up with such a brilliant plan. Everyone is ashamed.

Of course, if there were traversers present, they would definitely not feel that there was anything worthy of praise, because in the future world, they would all do this.

The Intermediate People's Court appeals if they are not satisfied in the first instance. When some cases are too controversial, the Supreme Court will directly make legal interpretations.

But the so-called ingenious strategy mentioned by Li Yang is nothing more than a common judicial procedure in later generations.

Being admired by everyone for a while, Li Yang couldn't continue to lecture everyone, so he said: "The purpose of enacting laws is to rule the country according to the law, and the purpose of ruling the country according to the law is to ensure the long-term stability of the society. However, the long-term stability of the society is the key It also lies in fairness. If someone is treated unfairly and feels unfair, he will feel wronged, angry, and even retaliate. If this kind of psychology and behavior are common, how can we talk about long-term peace and stability? Therefore, when the law When there is a dispute between law and justice, if the righteous party is wronged, it will definitely arouse the anger and resentment of the whole society. A law can arouse the anger and resentment of the people in the whole society, so the law formulated for the long-term stability of the country will not What's the use of it, isn't it just going against the grain?"

When everyone heard Li Yang's explanation, they all nodded, and they had a new understanding of the trade-off between law and justice.

Indeed, the purpose of the law is for the good order of the society and for the long-term stability of the society.And if a law arouses the anger of the whole society, it is obvious that this law violates the original intention of enacting the law.

After understanding all this, Meng Yi immediately said: "The Lord Zhen's words, every word is a pearl, and we have benefited a lot."

Seeing that Meng Yi and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment had a new understanding, Li Yang stopped reprimanding him, and pretended to be a good person, saying: "Your Ministry of Punishment is practicing the law, and I know it's not easy. In just one year, I have cultivated more than [-] laws. The comprehensiveness of the law is unprecedented. It is impossible to make a mistake. Today, the reason why I will not allow you to make mistakes is to let you understand the importance of the law through this incident. Even a small defect or loophole will bring serious problems. s consequence!"

Everyone nodded.

At this time, Meng Yi cautiously asked for instructions: "The crime of fighting privately, if there are different explanations based on the difference in the cause of the fighting, I don't know what Zhen Guojun intends?"

Li Yangdao: "That's exactly what it means, but the law doesn't need to specify the reasons for several kinds of fighting one by one. It only needs to add one law, and the disadvantage of the crime of private fighting can be perfectly solved."

"Oh?"

When everyone heard this, they were very curious, and hurriedly asked: "I hope Lord Zhen will give me advice."

Li Yang smiled, stretched out four fingers, and said, "Justifiable defense!"