My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare! Chapter 522 - 345: Reverse Indecency

Zhao Country.

Capital.

A notice was just posted at the palace gate: Fourth Prince King Sheng has been found guilty of plotting against the Empress, with irrefutable evidence. According to the joint trial by the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice, and Zongzheng Si, he should be sentenced to death in accordance with the law.

However, the Empress showed rcy, considering their blood ties, and spared his life. She rely stripped him of his title, confiscated the Sheng Mansion's properties and assets, which were all turned over to the National Treasury, and King Sheng himself was put under house arrest in the palace, forbidden to leave for the rest of his life.

Before ascending to the throne, the Empress narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, which has beco widely known.

To this day, people still speculate about the mastermind behind it.

So say it was King An, as he had the second highest votes among the courtiers after the Empress.

So say it was King Sheng, although he is the Empress's own brother. If anything happened to the Empress, a new election would be held, and those who originally supported the Empress would likely support King Sheng, giving him strong motivation.

So courtiers believe that King Sheng had already changed his ways and given up on the throne, but it turns out that was just a facade.

The capital's citizens and officials have been discussing this matter.

Even with the Empress on the throne, King Sheng, as the most distinguished prince, ended up in such a state, and many say he deserved it.

Imperial Palace.

Zhaoyang Palace.

Zhaoyang Palace was originally the Empress's sleeping quarters, but these past two days, Li Nuo and Yiren also stayed here.

Saving the Empress cost Li Nuo half of his life span.

The capture of King Sheng allowed him to recover slightly.

Sentencing a first-grade prince could add a thousand days to his lifespan.

Although it wasn't a death penalty, such a punishnt was almost as severe as death for him.

Capturing King Sheng is not the end, but the beginning.

There are still many officials and nobles in Zhao Country waiting for him to capture.

However, there are so issues to be solved before taking action.

In front of Li Nuo, there was a thick "Zhao Law."

The laws of Zhao Country and Daxia have so differences in details, but overall, they are not much different.

Redemption is present in both countries' laws, allowing officials and nobles to pay silver to be exempt from punishnt or to offset penalties with a reduction in position or title.

As a Legalism, Li Nuo naturally disapproved of redemption.

But in Daxia, he couldn't make decisions. Legal reforms are not as easy as dical reforms; how could Daxia's officials and nobles easily give up their privileges?

Without the Emperor's support, even making a small push forward in the law is extrely difficult.

The Empress has just ascended the throne, and completely abolishing redemption would cause widespread unrest.

Li Nuo couldn't just do what he liked and leave her with an unmanageable ss.

This matter needs to be approached step by step and cannot be rushed.

Currently, in Zhao Country, only death penalty cannot be redeed. If it can be changed to include both death and exile penalties, it would be a significant progress. The cultivation growth from pushing legal reforms is much more than from capturing a few people.

Afterwards, as her position becos more stable and her control over the court becos sufficient, the redemption system can be gradually reduced, and eventually, completely abolished.

In addition, Li Nuo also plans to change the upper limit of imprisonnt.

The maximum imprisonnt in Daxia is three years, while it's five years in Zhao Country. Five years are not enough, it should be increased to over twenty years. Within the recognized legal frawork, he wants to thoroughly revise Zhao Country's law.

In Daxia, he moves forward with difficulty, but in Zhao Country, he can do as he wishes.

Two days later.

Another notice was posted at the palace gate.

This was the first decree issued by the Empress after ascending the throne.

It's common for a newly appointed officer to have a strong impact, and frequent issuance of decrees is expected for a new ruler.

The Empress's initial decree focused on the criminal laws of Zhao Country.

The redemption system, which previously allowed exemption from exile, now only allows exemption from imprisonnt.

No matter how high an official or noble's position, if they commit a cri that warrants exile or higher, they will face legal punishnt.

Additionally, there has been a significant adjustnt in the amount of redemption silver.

Previously, exemption from a hundred strokes of the cane could be bought for one hundred taels of silver; now it costs one thousand taels.

Similarly, a year of imprisonnt has risen from one hundred taels to one thousand taels.

A tenfold increase.

Furthermore, the maximum term of imprisonnt has increased from five years to thirty years.

In other words, if one commits a serious cri, they might as well forget about ever getting out.

Originally, a maximum of five hundred taels was enough to exempt soone from imprisonnt; now it costs thirty thousand taels.

Even those with redemption privileges can't co up with so much silver now.

This undoubtedly raises the cost of cris significantly. For the children of officials and nobles who are short of money, they must consider whether their parents can co up with such an amount and are willing to spend it.

If any official can afford it, the court will probably investigate the source of their wealth.

This makes the nobles in the capital extrely uncomfortable. The Empress's first major action targeted them, and because it was her first move, no one dared to oppose it.

This step is clearly to establish authority.

Anyone daring to step out at this juncture should be prepared to face severe consequences.

Although their interests and power have been affected, it's still acceptable because nobody would willingly violate the law. As long as they can restrain their descendants, it won't have a significant impact on them.

In contrast to the nobles' discomfort, the citizens of the capital are extrely excited.