Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 692 Talk about evidence
Huagai Palace of Yingtian Prefecture.

The curtain of light extending from the screen was nearly two people tall, and as the young man spoke softly, the sound and images inevitably caused a great impact on everyone in the hall.

Therefore, although Emperor Ming had told his eldest son to remember to say hello to Wu Hou before today, when they saw with their own eyes something that could only be described as a "miracle", Zhu Biao, Xu Da and others were so shocked that they were speechless and could not express it.

"Dad, this thing is really..."

Zhu Biao was even a little frightened for a moment. According to his father, this light curtain could penetrate the ages, could have a conversation with Wu Hou, Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song, and could also show the knowledge of later generations. How could it not be a fairyland?

Throughout the past dynasties, there were countless people who were obsessed with immortality and sought longevity but could not achieve it.

So the first thought that popped into Zhu Biao's mind was:
"Could it be because of my father's contribution to the restoration of China?"

So the emperor held his head high tomorrow:
"This young man has praised our achievements a lot. In terms of his wisdom as a ruler, he is almost as wise as Emperor Taizong of Tang."

Because before this, neither his son nor his ministers might have believed it, and it would be somewhat self-boasting to talk about the evaluation of himself after his death. But now that they have all seen it, it doesn't matter if he says it again.

Then the eyes of the people around changed again. Feeling this change, Emperor Ming was also very satisfied. At this time, he still needed to explain:

"Although our Hongwu reign was inferior to the Zhenguan reign, we should not slack off in governing the country and exterminating the barbarians. After all, future generations will say that our Ming Dynasty also has its shortcomings..."

Li Wenzhong was so excited that he could no longer sit still:
"Uncle, I've already said that we should discuss the issue of pacifying the Japanese and pacifying the sea!"

"Sit down!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. He admired this adopted son and nephew very much, but it was also true that he had a rather stubborn temper.

Just like when he talked about the threat of Japanese pirates before, his intention to emulate Hu Yuan in conquering Japan was extremely obvious. However, at that time, he took into consideration the founding of the country and the fact that Hu Yuan almost perished because of it, so he finally suppressed Li Wenzhong's memorial.

But thinking about the crimes of Japan that were mentioned in later generations, the astonishing amount of gold and silver hidden in its land, and the huge words of praise for Li Shimin on the screen, Zhu Yuanzhang finally waved his hand in disdain:

"This matter still needs to be fully planned out, and it cannot be accomplished overnight."

Li Wenzhong didn't care and sat down with a smile.

At least what my uncle said was a completely different attitude compared to his previous direct refusal.

After finishing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked back at the longing look in Haodaer's eyes, and his expression softened:

"Biao'er has been practicing state affairs for four years. Later generations say that our Hongwu lasted for thirty-five years. By this calculation, my father's achievements in governing the country are inseparable from Biao'er's benevolence, wisdom, diligence and decisiveness."

"And future generations will call you the Yongle Emperor, which shows that you are as wise as us. You should work harder!"

But after hearing this, Zhu Biao actually looked a little sad:
"Dad, you haven't lived to be eighty yet? I would rather not have the title of emperor, I only wish..."

Zhu Biao felt his father pat the back of his hand. When he looked up, he saw his mother leaning on his father's shoulder with a faint smile. At this time, the face of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was also full of carefreeness:
"Why are you talking nonsense? Emperor Gaozu of Han died of illness at the age of 61, and Emperor Taizong of Tang died at the age of 52. We can be considered old if we can live to 74."

"While you are still alive, you can know your reputation after death. Knowing your reputation as a virtuous person, what else do you want?"

But when he saw Zhu Xiongying next to him, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head in his heart:

Fortunately, I learned in advance that I had to let Xiongying and his uncles build a good relationship, so that the fratricide could not happen again. The emperor, empress and prince were building a relationship here, and Li Shanchang stroked his beard and suddenly felt a little envious.

Li Wenzhong usually acted and spoke casually because his uncle was the emperor, but he was actually quite smart. He could see at a glance what was troubling this old minister, who was much older than his uncle:
"Does the Grand Censor also want to know the time limit of his life?"

From his expression, he knew that his guess was correct, so Li Wenzhong simply laughed:
"If this light curtain can really know everything about me, then after we know it, won't what we know become old history? It may not count."

Xu Da was actually a little curious as well, but thinking about the fact that His Majesty had summoned the imperial physician to treat him, Xu Da had some vague guesses in his mind:

Could it be that Your Majesty already knows the extent of his life span?
Dai Sigong, who was standing next to him, remained silent and stared intently at the light screen. He intuitively felt that he would gain a lot today.

[The Song Dynasty was undoubtedly an era of brilliant cultural development.

As long as things develop, there will inevitably be exploration and extension into unknown areas.

According to modern academic definitions, early humans had three major social divisions of labor: the separation of animal husbandry and agriculture, the separation of handicrafts and agriculture, and the separation of physical labor and mental labor.

The division of labor promotes the independence and specialization of labor, and this is no exception in culture and academia.

As we have said before, Song Ci was basically a person who loved what he did. During his four terms as the Chief Justice of the Criminal Court, he felt deeply that this position was of great importance. Whether to uphold justice or to frame a wrongful conviction often depended on the thoughts of the responsible official.

In order to ensure that people's lives are given priority, Song Ci, when serving as the chief of the Guangdong Prisons, made drastic changes and formulated a set of responsibilities clauses which are still quite meaningful for reference today.

For example, failure to conduct an autopsy, failure of the chief officer to attend the autopsy in person, misjudgment of the cause of death, or covering up the main cause of death are all considered serious dereliction of duty and will be subject to punishment.

This was actually quite wise, but Song Ci was not satisfied with it.

In 1245, Song Ci was sixty years old. As he entered the twilight of his life, he began to reflect and summarize his past official career. In the end, he believed that relying solely on the dedicated law enforcement of the judicial department was far from enough.

From what Song Ci has seen in his career, errors in identification and examination caused by the lack of experience of law enforcement officers are the main cause of most false and wrongful convictions. To put it bluntly, it is unprofessionalism.

How to make everyone professional? Naturally, Song Ci thought of the method that scholars are most familiar with, isn't it enough to write a professional book?
With this writing, forensic medicine in human history officially began.

"Xi Yuan Ji Lu" written by Song Ci is not the first book on forensic medicine in history. He wrote very clearly in the opening that this book was made with reference to several works such as "Nei Shu Lu", drawing on the strengths of others, correcting errors, and adding his own insights, and it took him three years to complete the book.

Why do we still know about Xiyuan Ji Lu, while the Neishu Lu and others that it referred to have long been lost? The reason is very simple, it is because our Chinese ancestor Song Ci was indeed quite talented.

As the world's number one forensic expert and chief judge of the criminal justice system at the time, Song Ci incorporated quite a number of cases he personally handled as examples when writing this book, making the materials, content, and theory quite detailed.

The motivation for writing this book is to serve as a professional auxiliary book for law enforcement personnel, so all the fancy words are abandoned, the theory is concise, the analysis is clear and thorough, and the key points are more practical.

Therefore, in terms of scientific value and practical value, "Xiyuan Ji Lu" is a masterpiece, both of which are quite high.

Most importantly, Xiyuan Jilu puts the laws and regulations of the Southern Song Dynasty at the very beginning of the book, and carefully writes the message:
"Nothing is more serious than the death penalty, nothing is more important than the initial investigation, and nothing is more important than the initial investigation. The power of life and death, the mechanism of injustice and correction, is decided here."

The meaning behind the words is: we need to talk about evidence. 】

(End of this chapter)