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Chapter 539 - 351: Secretariat Encounters the Old_2

After the Ministry of Justice's review and consent, it is then handed over to the Secretariat for a resolution. Once the Secretariat approves, it continues to the Ministry of Supervision for final review, and upon completion, it is handed over to the Ministry of Personnel for execution. The Ministry of Personnel issues the new "Daxia Law" to the Ministry of Justice, and only then does this law acquire true legal effect...

Although the process is cumbersome, no step can be skipped.

Ministry of Justice.

The Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Justice is fifty years old this year, and aside from Li Nuo and Anning, he is the last practitioner of Legalism in the Fifth Realm of Daxia. Li Nuo, although he had met him many times at the Ministry of Justice before, found that this Chief of Staff Lord's character was somewhat similar to his father's—stern and not prone to laughing or speaking lightly. Li Nuo's interactions with him were purely work-related.

After reading Li Nuo's report, the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Justice stamped it with his seal.

Li Nuo cupped his fists and said: "Thank you, Chief of Staff Lord."

The Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Justice smiled and said: "No need to thank me. If the new law can be implemented, it might revitalize the glory of Legalism, and this old man considers it a small contribution..."

A moment later, Li Nuo left the Ministry of Justice with the report.

The rejuvenation of Legalism's glory, as mentioned by the Chief of Staff Lord, wasn't something he had considered.

However, the revised "Daxia Law" is indeed much more stringent compared to the original laws, and the stricter the laws, the more advantageous it is for the cultivation of Legalism.

The most glorious period of Legalism was also when the laws were most stringent.

Offenses that now result in imprisonment or exile, and actions not even considered crimes, were once capital offenses that cost people their heads under the most stringent laws.

Now, publicly flirting with women in minor cases only results in a beating and a fine of some silver taels.

Back then, daring to touch a woman's face without consent would lead to immediate execution.

Now, visiting a brothel isn't considered a crime, but back then, engaging in such transactions would result in both parties being hanged.

However, overly harsh punishments eventually proved detrimental to the long-term stability and harmony of the society. Under heavy pressure, many citizens of countries with strict legal systems fled in great numbers. From that point, countries ceased to favor Legalism.

The legal systems of various countries shifted from strict to an extremely lenient stance.

For instance, shortening sentences and allowing the redemption of severe punishments with wealth...

The most significant reason behind this change was the influence of the privileged class.

During the evolution of the laws, starting from no distinction between close and distant relationships, no regard for high or low status, to the point where penalties did not apply to nobles, and then to redeeming penalties with silver...

Each step in this process was a continuous struggle between Legalism and the nobles.

During periods when the nobles held the upper hand, the laws became more lenient towards them.

When Legalism was predominant, the laws were relatively harsh on the nobles.

After centuries of this tug-of-war, the current laws of various countries came into existence.

When Li Nuo arrived at the Ministry of Justice, he happened to encounter King Chun and his father going fishing together.

Li Nuo stated his purpose, and without even glancing at Li Xuanjing's report, said: "The seal is in the drawer under the table; use it yourself..."

Watching their carriage slowly disappear, Li Nuo had no choice but to go to his government office, find the seal himself, and stamp it.

The next steps were straightforward.

His appointment letter had already been issued yesterday. He had his government office at the Secretariat, and Li Nuo headed there to find the Scheeren of the Secretariat's seal and stamped it, finally handing it to the Left Prime Minister.

Without a single question, the Left Prime Minister said: "Wait in the government office for a moment, the old man will personally take it to the Ministry of Supervision for review."

Ministry of Supervision.

The official responsible for reviewing the new Daxia Law in the Ministry of Justice was nervously going through the document, occasionally looking across at the Left Prime Minister, who was sitting there waiting.

The official was responsible for correcting any missteps in political orders, auditing and rejecting imperial edicts, and detecting errors in the Six Departments. The Ministry of Justice wished to amend the laws, and as an official of the Ministry of Justice, he had the power to deny it.

Raising the maximum term of imprisonment from a maximum of three years to thirty years.

Narrowing the scope of punishment redemption, limiting it to below exile.

Increasing the amount for punishment redemption by a hundredfold, raising the maximum from three hundred taels to thirty thousand taels.

Even just a small part of what was mentioned in this report was unprecedented...

Moreover, the stamps on it from the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Justice, and the Director of the Secretariat were people he could not afford to offend. After reading it, he had no hesitation in stamping it with his own seal.

If this report were denied from his hands, how would he continue his career in court?

Likewise, the Assistant Minister of Supervision and the Minister of Supervision promptly stamped this report with their seals.

Though named the three provinces, there are actually only two.

The Secretariat makes the decisions, the Ministry of Personnel executes them, and the Ministry of Supervision simply serves as a formality. This is clearly outlined in the court's officiating hierarchy.

The Director of the Secretariat is the Left Prime Minister, and the Chief of Staff is the Right Prime Minister, with both holding the Standard Second Rank.

The chief official of the Ministry of Supervision, the Minister, only holds the Standard Third Rank, and the Assistant Minister is two ranks below the assistants in the other two departments. When the Left Prime Minister personally brings a report for their review, the attitude is clear—if the Ministry of Supervision rejects it, they must provide a reason to the Left Prime Minister.

Officials, after achieving the status of Advanced Scholar, before serving in court, take an oath in the Confucian Temple.

The oath includes being a clean official and being solely for the people. Who would dare openly oppose such reform?

After the Ministry of Supervision's review, the report was passed to the Ministry of Personnel, left only to be executed.

The Ministry of Personnel oversees the Six Departments, and its orders reach the Nine Si and local prefectures and counties. Only with the Right Prime Minister's nod can the Secretariat's orders be executed.

The contradiction between the Left and Right Prime Ministers arose from this.

Without the Left Prime Minister's approval, the Right Prime Minister cannot draft orders.

Without the Right Prime Minister's consent, the Left Prime Minister's orders cannot be executed.

Unless both agree, no reform or change can be carried out.

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