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Chapter 326: Subverting the Law of Cognition

Most of the incense had burned out, and only a small part was left to burn out, but Ji Yuntang still hadn't handed in his paper.

Mei Zhuyu held a stack of rice paper handed in by the examinees and whispered in Cheng Rushan's ear:

"Mr. Cheng, what's wrong with Princess Ye? Why is she so slow in submitting this round of law?"

"Isn't she always the one who writes the fastest?"

Cheng Rushan shook his head. "I don't know either. Maybe she will give us another surprise later!"

"Anyway, the time hasn't come yet, so we just wait patiently."

In this round, Ji Yuntang was very slow in submitting her paper. She kept revising on the rice paper to perfect the laws she had written.

She didn't start handing in her paper until the invigilator shouted that the time was up.

When Mei Zhuyu saw Ji Yuntang's answer sheet, she was stunned!

Others only wrote two or three laws, but Jiang Yunheng wrote five.

But Ji Yuntang wrote ten in total.

She filled three sheets of rice paper with dense and clear content, and used the most straightforward words, making it easy to understand at a glance.

Mei Zhuyu was shocked after reading it.

Because this has overturned his understanding of the law.

This dynasty had many legal systems, the most famous of which was the "Chao Dian Ling" written collectively by the previous emperor and officials from the Ministry of Justice, which has been in use to this day.

However, the laws written by Ji Yuntang are different from every article in the "Imperial Regulations".

It was like she had made up a new law book for herself.

"Criminals who intentionally endanger the safety of others, kill, injure, rape, abuse, rob, imprison, or traffic children and women shall be sentenced to prison terms in addition to a fine to compensate for the harm suffered."

"Those who commit serious crimes should apologize publicly, seek forgiveness from the victim, and make appropriate compensation. Those who commit murder should be sentenced to death directly."

"Those who intentionally sell poisonous or fake goods, undermine prices in the capital, disrupt market safety, or illegally occupy other people's land or property shall be sentenced to prison in addition to a corresponding fine. Those with serious circumstances shall be expelled from the capital and banned from doing business for life."

"Officials who engage in corruption, bribery, abuse of power, and dereliction of duty should be removed from office, fined, and never employed again. In serious cases, their homes should be confiscated and they should be exiled 3,000 miles away."

"..."

Mei Zhuyu looked at them one by one, feeling excited yet complicated.

The things Ji Yuntang wrote were things they had never thought of.

But he could see that everything she did was for the common people's sake, to help them gain more benefits.

Mei Zhuyu couldn't help but admire Ji Yuntang's broad mind. He felt from the bottom of his heart that if Ji Yuntang was a man, she might have made great achievements in the government.

Regardless of whether what she wrote would be adopted or not, the level of her thinking was something that many men could not reach.

For this reason alone, she deserves 100 points.

Mei Zhuyu picked up the brush and wanted to give Ji Yuntang full marks, but Cheng Rushan held his hand.

He said: "Master Mei, don't be anxious. Since this round of competition is closely related to the laws of Dongchen Country, why don't we first ask the three princes present to appreciate it and see what they think of the laws written by Princess Ye?"

"This way, no matter whether it is adopted or not, they can give an explanation to the emperor. What do you think?"

Mei Zhuyu understood what Cheng Rushan meant after just a brief thought.

The reason why the question format was changed in this round of law competition, asking candidates to write down the laws in their own minds, was simply because Emperor Jingyang had selfish motives.

On the one hand, he saw that the "Imperial Regulations" compiled by the Ministry of Justice by the previous emperor took too long, and some regulations were gradually becoming no longer applicable!

Therefore, Emperor Jingyang wanted to use the law competition to gather ideas and let these knowledgeable and well-educated candidates help him improve the system of "Chao Dian Ling".

On the other hand, Emperor Jingyang wanted to see which of these candidates were inclined to the royal side and help them with advice.

And which ones really stand from the perspective of ordinary people and help them to seek benefits?

When ordinary people benefit, some officials will naturally lose their own interests.

Emperor Jingyang must have a scale in his heart to balance the relationship between the two.

What he wanted was simple: not letting the people gain too much, and not letting the court lose too much.

In this way, both parties can be loyal to him and the Dongchen royal family for a long time.

The laws written by the candidates are the most intuitive way to reflect what each of them thinks.

At the same time, it will also allow Emperor Jingyang to predict in advance whether this person is loyal to the royal family.

With the support of these two factors, the law competition is not just a competition of law, but a competition of who is more loyal to the royal family.

The laws and regulations written by Ji Yuntang favor the people in every way.

If Mei Zhuyu gave her full marks, it would definitely offend the Crown Prince, King Qi and others, thus damaging the interests of the royal family.

Therefore, fundamentally speaking, giving priority scoring opportunities to the three princes present is the wisest decision.

After thinking about this, Mei Zhuyu put down the brush and handed the answer sheet in his hand to Luo Jingshen.

"Your Highness, since this is Dongchen's law, it would be most appropriate for you to review it first."

Luo Jingshen was not polite and directly took Ji Yuntang's answer sheet.

When he took the first look, he immediately became angry, stood up and slammed the table, saying:

"How outrageous! This is sheer nonsense. I have never seen anything so unorthodox!"

"The people are the masters of their own country, and the people advocate human rights. What the hell is this? She simply doesn't take our court seriously!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Feizhou took the answer sheet from him and took a look at it.

After reading it, he sneered and said, "Don't you think that the Third Princess's idea is very special?"

"The laws of our dynasty need to be improved. Although what she wrote is bold and absurd, I think it is not impossible to implement it."

Luo Jingshen knew that Luo Feizhou was deliberately going against him. He suppressed the anger in his eyes and said, "Fifth brother, do you think that the emperor will agree?"

Luo Feizhou shrugged, "Who knows? This is just a normal assessment. Everyone can express their opinions. Whether you pass or fail is still unknown. Your Highness, there is no need to be so angry, right?"

"If you think the Third Princess's writing is not good, just give her a low score. However, I think what she wrote is very interesting. I think the people will support her. I am willing to give her 99 points."

Luo Feizhou's words reminded Luo Jingshen.

This made him realize a very serious matter, that is, as the crown prince, he must not lose the support of the people.

Although he looked down on ordinary people in his heart, Luo Jingshen also understood that although ordinary people may seem insignificant, their collective power is very strong.