Du Kefa had just returned to the Du Residence when Du Ruhui and Wang De walked out from the main hall. When Wang De saw Du Kefa, he cupped his hands and said,"Your Excellency…"
"Lord Wang…"
In the Great Tang, eunuchs were official titles. Not everyone could be called eunuchs. Only eunuchs of high status could be called eunuchs.
Moreover, in the Great Tang, eunuchs were officials and called themselves ministers. Eunuchs could also lead armies and fight wars. The title of Great General of the Flying Cavalry was not entirely to serve the Emperor.
"Your Excellency, I have already finished handling the affairs of the Fuma Residence and the Supreme Court. This is the official uniform and official seal of the Supreme Court.”
After saying this, Wang De waved his hand, and a group of officials appeared in front of Du Kefa with clothes and official seal boxes.
The official robes were all newly sewn, and the official seal was passed down from the Sui Dynasty. The laws of the Tang Empire were inherited from the Sui Dynasty, and there were not many changes. Li Shimin had always wanted to perfect the laws of the Tang Empire, but the main reason why he had not perfected them was that he had not found a suitable candidate for the Supreme Court.
Du Ruhui stood at the side with a smile on his face. He felt proud that his brother could become a minister of the Supreme Court.
Moreover, with the support of his brothers in the royal court, his political power would become even stronger.
"Thank you, Lord Wang, for your hard work.”
Du Kefa had the servant take the official robe and official seal from the eunuch. He opened the official seal box and checked the official seal. Du Kefa left the official seal behind.
Wang De smiled and cupped his hands in farewell.
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After Wang De left, Du Ruhui and Du Kefa entered the hall. Du Ruhui spoke first,"Brother, from today onwards, you are a minister of the Supreme Court. You are a third-grade official and can be called a high-ranking minister.”
"It's all thanks to Brother's love."
The Tang Empire had a perfect imperial examination system, which was also inherited from the Sui Dynasty. However, most of the candidates were from poor families.
People like Du Kefa, who entered the court as a third-grade official, could only come from a famous family.
Similar to Qin Qiong's son.
Cheng Yaojin's son.
They didn't need to participate in the imperial examination and could directly inherit the title of Duke. As long as their father died, they would rise to the top in one step.
Most of the officials who participated in the imperial examinations would be sent to the local county magistrate or enter the Imperial Academy.
He would not be appointed as a high official.
In the Great Tang, those who could become high officials had to come from prestigious families!
……
Du Kefa and Du Ruhui chatted until they reached the lamp.
The next day.
The sun was shining brightly. Du Kefa woke up early. After eating breakfast, he changed into the official uniform of the Supreme Court.
Today was Du Kefa's first day in office.
The Head of the Court of Judicial Review had a high position and great power. Moreover, the Head of the Court of Judicial Review was very different from other officials.
Du Kefa sat in the official sedan chair and headed to the Supreme Court under the escort of a group of servants and guards.
The Court of Judicial Review was located on the Vermilion Bird Avenue, facing the Daxing Palace in Chang 'an.
The Supreme Court had military power, arrest power, and interrogation power. Not only did the Supreme Court have an inspection office, but it also had a prison. If a prince or noble broke the law, they would all be handed over to the Supreme Court for trial. Once they entered the Supreme Court, no matter how noble they were, they would not be able to leave.
In history, whenever the emperor had the intention to kill, the criminal would be handed over to the Supreme Court for trial. Once the Supreme Court took over, there would be no way out!
If the Emperor still did not want that person to die, he would hand the case over to the Ministry of Justice because there was still room for reconciliation if it was handed over to the Ministry of Justice. If it was handed over to the Supreme Court, there would be no room for reconciliation at all.
In the past dynasties, if a prince broke the law and was handed over to the Supreme Court for investigation, most of them would not be able to escape death.
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"Welcome, sir."
Du Kefa's sedan chair stopped outside the Supreme Court.
Many subordinates of the Court of Judicial Review were already waiting outside the door.
Under the Dali Temple, the Dali Temple set up the left and right Shaoqing to assist the Dali Temple in handling government affairs.
Under the left and right Shaoqing were Cheng Zheng, the main book, the clerk, the secretary, the prison...
The Supreme Court not only reviewed the cases of the royal family, but also the death penalty cases all over the country.
All death penalty cases had to be handed over to the Supreme Court for review. If the Supreme Court felt that the case was suspicious, they would reject the case and let the local authorities review it again.
In the Great Tang, all death row prisoners were executed after autumn.
Before winter, death row prisoners would not be killed. During this period, if the death row case was rejected by the Supreme Court and the death row prisoner could survive, it would take a year for them to be executed again. After this year, the case would be re-examined. After the trial was completed, it would be submitted to the Supreme Court again. If the case was still doubtful, the Supreme Court would send a Si Zhi to the local area to review the difficult case.
Du Kefa was currently the Supreme Court Official, the highest judicial officer in the Great Tang, in charge of the world's prisons.
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"Welcome, sir."
Du Kefa alighted from the official sedan chair. The officials of the Supreme Court, big and small, were already respectfully waiting outside the Supreme Court.
Du Kefa waved his hand at the officials of the Supreme Court, and everyone excused themselves.
There were two Wangtian Hou statues in front of the Supreme Court. These two Wangtian Hou statues were created by Yang Jian to warn future emperors to avoid debauchery.
However, Yang Jian would never have thought that the Sui Dynasty would fall in Yang Guang's lifetime.
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"Reporting to Lord High Official, the Supreme Court has finished sorting out the cases that have been tried. The new case files are temporarily sealed in the Ministry of Justice.”
"Fifty-six suspicious files have been sent forward.”
Du Kefa sat on the main seat of the Supreme Court, and many officials of the Supreme Court stood in the hall.
The officials of the Supreme Court looked up at Du Kefa, guessing the thoughts of this new superior.
Du Kefa looked down at the officials of the Court of Judicial Review.
"Today, I am a minister of the Supreme Court. His Majesty has ordered us to rebuild the laws of the Great Tang. Everyone, please work together with me and live up to His Majesty's trust!”
As soon as Du Kefa finished speaking, the officials of the Supreme Court cupped their hands and bowed."It's all up to you, sir!"
The Court of Judicial Review was different from other official organizations.
The officials of the Supreme Court were all familiar with the law. Moreover, in a dignified place like the Supreme Court, they did not dare to do anything illegal.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to hide from the fiery eyes of his colleagues!
In other words, the Court of Judicial Review was the most incorruptible and fair place in the entire Great Tang Empire. Even the Emperor could not overturn the cases approved by the Court of Judicial Review.
Even if the Emperor issued a decree, the Supreme Court had the right to disobey.
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Du Kefa was in the Supreme Court, examining the death penalty cases that had already been reviewed. As for the revision of the laws of the Great Tang, he was not in a hurry. After all, the laws of the Sui Dynasty were already very complete, and the laws of the Sui Dynasty had been passed down since ancient times.
From the beginning of the Qin Dynasty to the end of the Han Dynasty, the laws had been perfected. By the time of the Sui Dynasty, the laws did not need to be changed much.
What Dukefa did was to make a clear plan for the vague rules in the law.
Du Kefa had just flipped through six dossiers when the prison guard outside the Supreme Court shouted,"Lord Li Jing has arrived!"
Li Jing was here.
Du Kefa was delighted and stood up. General Li Jing was here, most likely for Tang Law.
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