Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Gao Bing didn't even bother to put on a coat.

He grabbed his clothes and ran.

They planned to flee the capital as soon as possible.

Before even going downstairs,

A squad of soldiers then arrived with patrol officers.

They're not just here to grab the high handle,

There are several casino owners,

I spent all my time at Fanlou last night and didn't go home.

.....

Zhao Yuan put down his brush.

He looked up at Liu Qian:

"Are you here to bail someone out?"

Those who can run casinos usually have some kind of background.

Zhao Yuan had long anticipated that ministers would come to plead for his life.

Unexpectedly, the first to step forward was a cabinet minister!

Liu Jian was a soldier during Zhao Yuan's conquest of Hanzhong.

A former high-ranking official of the Song Dynasty who was captured and persuaded to surrender.

Very experienced,

They made significant contributions.

After Gao Jingshan died of illness, he was appointed as a cabinet minister.

"Your Highness, please forgive me, but I am not pleading for the criminal,"

Liu Jian explained,

"One person runs a gambling den,"

"This crime warrants hanging."

"The whole family was exiled to the Northwest."

"His brothers did not separate from him,"

"His Highness also said that exiles should be carried out according to the household register."

"This man's brother's daughter-in-law,"

"She is the daughter of a friend of mine."

"Please, Your Highness, be lenient."

"This woman was permitted to take the young child back to her parents' home."

The casino owner's brother's daughter-in-law

Because they did not separate their households.

They had to be exiled along with everyone else according to their household registration...

Well, if we give them some face, we might let them go.

They didn't necessarily have to go to the border regions to be exiled.

Zhao Yuan asked, "Which family does this woman belong to?"

Liu Jian replied, "It comes from the Zhang family."

"A descendant of Zhang Dun?"

Zhao Yuan asked curiously.

Liu Jian explained in detail: "He is a descendant of his nephew, Mr. Zhang Heng."

Zhang Dun and his nephew Zhang Heng took the imperial examination together.

Zhang Heng's exam ranking was higher.

Enraged, Zhang Dun gave up the imperial examination and returned home to retake it.

Liu Jian is Zhang Dun's grandson-in-law.

Zhang's daughter, who was implicated and required to be exiled,

She is Zhang Heng's great-granddaughter.

Zhang Heng had more than ten grandsons.

Who knows which bastard it is?

He married his daughter to the casino owner's nephew.

Zhao Yuan frowned and asked, "Then who owns that gambling den?"

"The Shen family,"

Liu Qian added another sentence,

"A descendant of Shen Lun, the founding prime minister of the former Song Dynasty."

Shen Lun was a prime minister in the early Northern Song Dynasty.

She had a daughter who became a concubine.

Zhao Yuan said, "Isn't the Shen family one of the second batch of large clans to be separated and relocated?"

Liu Jian replied, "That's true."

"They voluntarily offered up their house deeds and land deeds,"

"Therefore, he received preferential treatment from the imperial court,"

"It was allowed that more than 30 members of his main branch remain in Kaifeng."

"And no of the Shen family's assets or shops were confiscated,"

"They only confiscated their land and property."

Zhao Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "When Shen Lun was prime minister,"

"The founding nobles of the Song Dynasty built luxurious mansions and beautiful residences one after another."

"Only Shen Lun lived in a humble abode."

"They can't bear to spend money to repair it even though it's leaking."

"Zhao Kuangyin sent people to build him a new residence,"

"Shen Lun also suggested making the house smaller."

"Such an honest and selfless prime minister,"

"Their descendants are actually running casinos?"

Chapter 356 Unworthy Descendants

“Indeed, they are unworthy descendants,” Liu Jian echoed.

Zhao Yuan curled his lip: "After the Shen family underwent clan dismantling and relocation..."

They even ignored the imperial court's ban on gambling.

"This shows they don't believe I'll really ban gambling,"

"Or do you simply not take me seriously at all?"

Liu Jian thought to himself, everyone would rather offend the emperor.

Nobody dared to offend the emperor.

Who would dare to disrespect you, sir?

Liu Jian said, "Your Highness, please calm your anger. Although the Song Dynasty's Criminal Code stipulates that gamblers must die,"

"But gambling had been banned for over a century since the Song Dynasty."

"Everyone's gotten used to it,"

"That's why they ignored the government notices."

"It's still due to the lack of prestige in the new dynasty," Zhao Yuan said.

Liu Jian was terrified.

They were afraid that the emperor would create some case to establish his authority.

Zhao Yuan waved his hand: "Go ahead, that Zhang woman."

"Children can be taken back to the mother's home."

"There's no need for them to be implicated and exiled as well."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Liu Jian breathed a long sigh of relief.

Zhang's father and Liu Jian were classmates.

The two families are also related by marriage.

He only came to plead for leniency because he couldn't save face.

After Liu Jian left, Zhao Yuan instructed Fu Zhirou:

"The parents, brothers, wives, and children of the gambling den owners,"

"Those registered in the same household register shall not be spared."

"The wife of the main culprit's brother, nephew, or niece,"

"Willing to divorce her husband,"

“You may bring your underage children back to your parents’ home.”

"This is a standard practice, and it should be included in the 'Great Ming Code'."

He then said to Bai Sheng, "If anyone comes to plead for leniency in this case again,"

"They will all be kept outside and not allowed to come in."

"Yes!"

Bai Sheng and Fu Zhirou accepted the order in unison.

Any legal provision is improved step by step.

The same applies to confiscation of property and exile.

The Great Ming Code published this year

The policy of exiling the entire family was adjusted accordingly:

Everything is handled according to the household registration book.

Forcing large families to divide their property among themselves

Otherwise, if someone in the clan commits a serious crime,

Hundreds or even thousands of people had to be exiled together.

The goal was not to exile the entire clan.

The solution is to force them to split up!

Before long, Shi Qian brought people to pay their respects.

"Your Highness, the merchants have been selected," Shi Qian said, bowing.

Several businessmen behind him,