THE HUMAN EMPEROR

1591-1610

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NovelThe Human EmperorChapter 1591 - The Law Code of the Great Tang!
THE HUMAN EMPEROR
C1591 - The Law Code of the Great Tang!
Chapter 1591: The Law Code of the Great Tang!
Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Wang Chong didn’t even glance at King Qi. His expression was determined, as if he had been expecting the First Prince’s question.

Ultimately, if Wang Chong didn’t give a good explanation for the Public Order Squad, it would be very hard for this matter to be brought to rest.

“Hehe, Your Highness, in the law code of the Great Tang, in article one thousand, three hundred and sixty-four, section three, line two, it is clearly written that if the local government and city guard are incapable of performing their duty, and the prefectures, provinces, and capital are experiencing major disorder that affects the safety of the people, the Bureau of Military Personnel should expeditiously lead soldiers in taking over the duties of the local government and city guard to restore order.”

Wang Chong’s voice loudly resounded above the gates.

“This article was personally drafted by Emperor Gaozu, and Imperial Censor Zhou Yu edited it and added it into the Tang law code!”

Bzzzz! The area in front of the Imperial Palace gates fell still.

King Qi, Li Junxian, the First Prince, and the important officials who supported the Confucian Sect felt like they had been slapped in the face, and they were rendered speechless.

Even Minister of War Zhangchou Jianqiong’s face froze. Not even he had known that the Bureau of Military Personnel also had the duty of public safety in addition to its duties of defending the borders and military campaigning.

“Impossible!”

The First Prince paled, and his first instinct was to reject these words. The various bureaus of the Great Tang all had their separate duties. The Bureau of Military Personnel was only responsible for war, while public safety was left to the local governments. How could such an article possibly exist?

But from Wang Chong’s expression, he didn’t seem to be lying, nor would Wang Chong lie so boldly in front of so many nobles, ministers, and the people of the capital.

“What’s going on here? Hurry and summon the law historian responsible for maintaining the Tang law code!” the First Prince ordered, fiercely waving a hand.

A few moments later, a white-bearded and slightly bowed elder tottered up the steps.

The law historians were different from all the other historians of the Great Tang. They spent their entire lives researching the classics and interacting with various texts, so they knew the various law books like the back of their hands.

The First Prince got straight to the point. “Sir Kong, what’s going on here? Is there really such an article?”

Everyone instantly focused their attention on this law historian.

“Your Highness, this truly is the case!”

The law historian’s words shook the officials and caused the First Prince to nastily scowl.

He had never imagined that Wang Chong was speaking the truth. Meanwhile, the law historian continued to speak.

“Emperor Gaozu lived at the end of the Sui. At the time, bandits were rife and not all the rebel armies had been pacified, so the local governments were simply incapable of handling everything. In many cases, the local government offices were even destroyed. Thus, Emperor Gaozu decreed that the Bureau of Military Personnel should lead the soldiers of the Great Tang army in occupying the local government offices and temporarily upholding public safety. Later on, it was appended to the Tang law code under the specific request of Gaozu. Thus, it was added in a supplement to Article 1364, in the second line of the third section, written in small characters.