Xuanxia

Chapter 580 Tie
"Akirashi?"

Zhao Yuan's eyes lit up slightly, and he kept rubbing his chin with his hand: "Interesting, really interesting! Then... how should the Mingli Division act?"

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "I don't know much about this aspect, so I can only give you a rough idea. As for the rest, I think you may need to help me figure it out together."

"You speak first!"

Zhao Yuan waved his hand and said, "If it's good, we'll adopt it. If it's not good, we'll let the officials discuss it."

After that, he smiled and said, "Establishing a new department in Mingjian Pavilion is a big deal, and it can't be decided based on your words. If it is decided, it will of course require the cabinet, the Imperial Academy, and even the six ministries to discuss it together."

Fu Qingzhou nodded in agreement.

Of course... How many people would be needed to set up such a large department and set up branches in various places across the country? How much would it cost? How would they deal with the overlapping of responsibilities and powers with other departments? How could they ensure that the Mingli Department would not be corrupted by the local government?
And so on, of course, these are not things he can come up with alone.

That was something that could only be gradually decided after countless arguments and countless plans by civil and military officials.

"Then I will just say a few words."

Fu Qingzhou said leisurely: "I mentioned earlier that the main responsibility of the Legal Affairs Department is to provide 'legal aid' to the people. To put it bluntly, it is not a department that accepts cases, but clarifies the process and ideas for the people."

"Most people are illiterate. Even if they can, they probably can't understand the complicated process of suing officials, and they dare not easily take the crime of 'counter-fraud'. It is extremely difficult to expose corrupt officials."

"But with the Mingli Division, things are different - the Mingli Division can help them write petitions, help them fight lawsuits, and help them submit petitions to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Most importantly, the Mingli Division belongs to the Mingjian Pavilion. No matter how powerful the official in the case is, he cannot cover up the Mingjian Pavilion!"

"If there is a major case, the Mingli Division should have the power to skip the procedures and directly report to the emperor, so that Your Majesty can directly send a secret envoy from the Mingjian Pavilion to investigate!"

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Of course, this is just my idea. The specific actions should be decided by all officials."

Zhao Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Civil and military officials also had their own thoughts, but most of them were secretly observing the emperor's reaction.

But overall, their expressions gradually calmed down.

Regardless of whether this matter is from an aristocratic family or not, the power struggle involved... is smaller than they imagined.

When Fu Qingzhou first mentioned this matter, most of the civil and military officials were shocked and astonished. The main reason, of course, was that they were worried about their own interests being damaged.

If it becomes extremely easy for citizens to sue officials, won't anyone be able to sue officials in the future?
But now it seems that this is not the case.

The Mingli Division is not a department with enormous power, nor has it seized power from others. The original departments and officials are still the ones who actually handle the cases. As Fu Qingzhou said before, the Mingli Division provides "legal aid" rather than being a judge.

Fu Qingzhou certainly knew that he couldn't take too big a step.

He smiled and said, "As for the selection of talents by the Mingli Division, it is naturally different from the imperial examinations. The Mingli Division is responsible for legal aid, and they do not need to know too much about statecraft and the classics of sages. On the contrary, they should be familiar with Dayan law, know the responsibilities of each division, and understand the case handling process."

"Therefore, I would like to suggest that the court should establish a new examination to test relevant knowledge..."

After saying that, he blinked and said, "Why not just call it, the judicial examination?"

Hehehe, I was forced by the leaders of the Criminal Police Brigade to take the judicial examination. I was tortured to death by memorizing cases every day. Now the talented people in Dayan have to experience this too, bastard!

"Barrister...examination?"

Zhao Yuan's expression became very interesting. He rubbed his face with interest and murmured, "I really didn't expect that there would be such a model, breaking away from the original imperial examination and creating a brand new 'new imperial examination'?"

"Interesting, interesting..."

He also got an idea and murmured, "Those who pass the judicial examination may not necessarily have high moral character and be innocent, nor can they immediately enter the Mingli Department. They should undergo relevant examinations to at least make sure that they have no criminal record and have never committed a crime... But do they need to go through some more trials and selections?"

"Hmm..." He muttered to himself, "That's not necessary. We should use rules to restrain people instead of spending a lot of energy to ensure that everyone is a saint..."

With inspiration, ideas naturally emerged one after another. Zhao Yuan's eyes became brighter and brighter, and the smile on his face became more and more intense.

"Everyone loves you."

After a while, he tapped the table with his hands and said with a smile, "I think this debate can end here, right? Dean Dong, how do you think we'll win?"

Dong Qianran, who had remained silent and smiling throughout the whole process, finally stood up slowly.

During the whole process, she was only slightly surprised when Fu Qingzhou proposed the concept of "Mingli Division".

At this time, she politely bowed to Zhao Yuan and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think this debate should end in a draw."

She turned to the two debaters and said calmly, "Regarding the debate about aristocratic families and the martial arts world, both sides hold their own views and the confrontation is very exciting. Even in the debates that I often hold at the Sword Academy, it is rare to see such exciting confrontations."

"Both sides have always maintained an unbiased viewpoint, and the means they have used are endless, whether it is to weaken or attack the other side or to support their own side, all of which are admirable."

"but……"

Dong Qianran smiled at Fu Qingzhou and said, "What ended all this was Qianlongbo's earth-shattering idea."

"The idea of ​​the Minister of Justice shocked and surprised me."

She said softly, "But this idea is liked by the emperor and all the adults, and it also proves one thing - whether they are children of noble families or people from the underworld, they are all subjects of our Great Yan. We accept talents without distinction and heroes without asking where they come from. As long as they are suitable, anyone in this world can be used by the emperor."

Fu Qingzhou curled the corners of his mouth.

Dean Dong is also an interesting person.

It is said that a hero is not judged by his origin, but in fact, if you use your brain a little, you will know that... we have already won!
Before this, who dared to recruit people from the underworld as officials on a large scale?

It’s just that the Mingli Department is a newly established department, and these people will not occupy the positions that originally belong to the children of aristocratic families!

But what is the significance of winning or losing a debate?

After Dong Qianran finished speaking, he smiled and bowed to the emperor and officials on the judging platform around him: "I wonder what you gentlemen think?"

"President Dong, what you said is absolutely right."

Yan Yidong sat still and smiled, "This old minister also thinks that this debate should end in a draw."

"I agree." Yuan Ye smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "The outcome of the debate is not important. What is important is what Your Majesty and the court can gain. Now that Qianlong Bo has proposed the idea of ​​the Mingli Division, the outcome of the debate is no longer important."

"Exactly."

Yan Yidong took over the conversation and said, "Today, the students performed very well and brilliantly. It would be inappropriate to force a winner... Why not follow Dean Dong's advice and call it a draw."

"it is good!"

Zhao Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Then it's a draw!"

He laughed loudly and said, "I am very happy today! Little Lingzi..."

Eunuch Huang, who was standing by, quickly leaned over and said, "Your servant is here."

"reward!"

Zhao Yuan waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "Reward me generously!"

(End of this chapter)