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    *** It¡¯s almost the time for the annual holiday again. As the New Year is approaching, the streets of Nanjing are becoming more and more prosperous.  ¡ê¡Ø ? Yao Peizhen, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, was sitting in a sedan chair, heading from his house in Sanshan Gate to Qingfang Tower on the bank of Qinhuai River. The asphalt road along the way was flat and clean, as if it was spotless. There was a steady flow of people on the street, and there was an endless stream of BMWs and cars.  .  When passing through the original Jubao Gate, I saw a cartload of slaughtered fat pigs being pulled into the city.  In fact, since the Ming Dynasty, the livestock trading market in Nanjing has not been located in the city, but in the south of the city; now, in order to keep the city clean, all big fat pigs are traded in Nanxiang, slaughtered, and then brought into the city.  They are sold in the market and the people in the city are accustomed to calling them "Nanxiang pigs".  The Spring Festival is here, and people's lives are getting better and better. Every family likes to buy some pork to make bacon for the New Year. Therefore, the number of "Nanxiang pigs" entering the city has increased greatly these days. In Jubaomen alone, six or seven fat pigs are brought in every day.  Thousand heads.  Other mutton, beef, donkey meat, etc. are also available in abundance.  The most noteworthy one is beef. In the past dynasties, in order to ensure farming, the court usually prohibited people from slaughtering cattle privately. Slaughtering cattle privately was a serious crime; even if a common people¡¯s cattle died naturally, they would have to report it.  Only after official confirmation is required, and cowhide, beef tendon, etc. cannot be sold privately, because they are strategic materials for making bows, arrows and other weapons.  By the time of the Qin Dynasty, this ban had been lifted. Because the trade routes were smooth, a large number of cattle and sheep were transported into the Central Plains from outside the Pass, Hetao, Hexi, Longyou, and Qinghai-Tibet, ensuring that there was no shortage of cattle and sheep in the Central Plains;  Cooperate to establish pastures all over the country. Many mountainous areas such as Guangxi, Huguang, Guizhou, Shandong, and Jiangxi are not suitable for farming, but the climate is suitable and the mountains are full of green grass, which is very suitable for raising cattle and sheep; Taipu Temple produces livestock  technology.  Rich private households contribute funds. This cooperation model has allowed the domestic livestock industry to develop at a very gratifying rate.  On the other hand, as smelting and forging technology continues to improve, cold weapons gradually withdraw from the Qin army's equipment sequence, and the court's reduced demand for beef tendons and other items further promotes this change, that is, the slaughter of farm cattle is relaxed  Due to the ban, people want to eat beef, and there is plenty of it on the market.  From the market place.  It can be seen that Great Qin has undergone tremendous changes in all aspects. Regarding this, Yao Peizhen, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was also quite emotional. However, some changes were good, and some changes he could not accept.  The position of Minister is quite special in Da Qin, not that its responsibilities are any different from those in other dynasties. The special nature of this position is that it happens to enter the third-grade official rank.  In the Chang Dynasty of the Qin Dynasty, officials from the third rank and above had seats.  Officials from the third rank and below could only stand, which was very different from the Song and Ming Dynasties when all ministers had to stand to go to court.  As the saying goes, sitting and discussing Taoism is a very high honor for officials of Qin Dynasty and scholars who are aspiring to enter the temple.  All of them regard attaining the third grade as their lifelong goal.  As the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, Yao Peizhen happened to have this honor of "sitting down and talking about the truth", and he didn't want to lose it.  Today the emperor suddenly issued an imperial edict in the form of ancestral precepts.  From now on, the emperor was not allowed to directly intervene in judicial trials.  This is a very strange decree; although emperors in the past dynasties usually do not directly intervene in judicial trials, it was the first time in Xijing that someone beat the drum.  The emperor did not directly try the case, but authorized Yu Chenglong, the inspector of Xijing, to interrogate the case on his behalf.  All of this, at first glance, seems to be enough to prove that the emperor¡¯s imperial edict is nothing special.  But when I think back, it is not difficult to understand that it is very unusual for the emperor to suddenly issue this imperial edict, and to do so in the form of ancestral precepts.  This imperial edict is not used to restrain the ministers. On the contrary, it is used by the ministers so that the ministers can use it to restrain the emperor from now on. It will especially have a stronger binding force on future kings. No matter how great the emperors of future generations are,  No greater than Emperor Taizu.  The Qin Dynasty governed the country with filial piety. The ministers could only carry out this ancestral precept to prevent future generations from intervening in judicial trials.  As for the present superior, he has made his own decree. As the saying goes, it is difficult for the superior to break his promise and get rich. Therefore, it is impossible for the superior to directly intervene in the judicial trial.  Yao Peizhen was the Right Assistant Minister of the Punishment Department. He was very happy about this at first, but then he started to feel something was wrong. Who is this person? Every move he made seemed unintentional at first, but in the end, it actually had an unexpected deep meaning.  .  Jinshang will never impose a set of shackles on himself for no reason, so what is his intention?  Yao Peizhen came to the river house on the bank of the Qinhuai River. The river house was extremely elegantly decorated and everything was prepared according to his requirements. Yao Peizhen entered the river house. Before the guests arrived, the balcony stretched out towards the Qinhuai River was filled with flowers in full bloom.  The faint fragrance is accompanied by the curling music of the flower boat on the river.,intoxicating.  Yao Peizhen sat down, sipping the fragrant tea and quietly admiring the winter scenery on the river. The branches of the weeping willows on the river bank were covered with snow velvet. Compared with the smoke-like scene in spring and summer, there was a distinct beauty of crispness.  Yao Peizhen waited patiently for a cup of tea. A middle-aged man about forty years old, a little fatter, and looking very kind-hearted came as promised.  "If you just look at his appearance as a wealthy man, it's hard to believe that he is Ge Xiu, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice of the Great Qin Dynasty.  Although the left and right ministers are of the same rank, China has always respected the left, which means that Ge Xiu's status is actually higher than that of Yao Peizhen. Yao Peizhen welcomed him in, and the two of them smiled and exchanged greetings. After sitting down, they talked about poetry and articles for a while, waiting for the atmosphere.  After becoming harmonious, Yao Peizhen pretended to unintentionally bring the topic to the emperor's imperial edict.  "What do you think of the emperor's imperial decree? I wonder why the emperor suddenly issued this imperial decree." The expression on Ge Xiu's face did not change at all, and he still smiled kindly:  "I'll be honest with Mr. Yao, although I can't understand the emperor's intention for the moment, I feel that this is a good thing for our Ministry of Punishment." The Ministry of Punishment is in charge of criminal justice matters. To be honest, who wants to be in trouble?  There is a big hand pressing down on it. The emperor himself issued this imperial edict, which is tantamount to taking the initiative to transfer power to the Ministry of Punishment. At first glance, it is naturally a good thing.  Yao Peizhen laughed and said: "Master Ge, we are in the Ministry of Justice, so there is no need to hide some words. In the opinion of the subordinate, this matter may not be as simple as it seems. The emperor may have other motives." Yao Peizhen  After saying this, he paused and said, "I heard that the emperor intends to add two assistant ministers to the cabinet. Our Minister Bai, who has won the emperor's trust, will probably join the cabinet this time." "Haha, this is also a good thing.  , Bai Shangshu's entry into the cabinet can increase the strength of my punishment department, and I am happy to see its success. " Seeing that Ge Xiu is still in this flawless style, Yao Peizhen is dissatisfied, but there is no clue on the surface.  Baitie hates evil as much as he wants, and is upright. He is known as an iron-faced man. He is completely different from Ge Xiu's amiable character. In the Ministry of Punishment, the two of them are actually at odds with each other. Baitie can't stand Ge Xiu's smooth face.  Regarding Ba Tie's possible entry into the cabinet, Ge Xiu would never be as happy to see it happen as he said.  Yao Peizhen laughed and said: "Starting from Xijing, His Majesty ordered the training of pestles, and renamed them forensic doctors. He then trained magistrates and county magistrates in various states and counties, and then separated the local judicial and prison matters from the hands of local officials.  After completing the separation of local justice and administration, he then decreed the establishment of an inspection department to be responsible for law enforcement matters, and then separated law enforcement power from the hands of the magistrates and county magistrates. This series of measures are closely linked. I believe,  The emperor is setting up a big chess game, but the emperor's final intention is just unclear. " Yao Peizhen pointed out everything, and it was actually very clear, but he still couldn't understand it.  Ge Xiu smiled and said: "As the saying goes, thunder and rain are all the kindness of the emperor. The emperor is far-sighted and has great wisdom in his mind. How can we be afraid of it?" Ge Xiu finally showed his voice, but this made Yao Peizhen even more irritated. It seemed that  , Ge Xiu also thinks so. The emperor really intends to attack the Ministry of Punishment; The emperor has laid out everything before, and now he intends to move Ba Tie into the cabinet. Ba Tie is an unselfish and upright person. Out of respect, the emperor usually has to  To give him three points, moving Bai Tie into the cabinet this time is actually removing the biggest resistance from the Ministry of Punishment.  Although it is said that thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the king, who would give up rain and dew for thunder?  Yao Peizhen glanced at Ge Xiu quickly. At least Ge Xiu was not willing to accept it.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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