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North-South Division: Yang Jian revised the new criminal law, Chen Xu's death caused civil strife

The criminal law of Zhou Dynasty was quite lenient and simple. After the establishment of Sui Dynasty, Gao Jiong and Yang Su were ordered to revise it. They adopted the old laws of Wei and Jin Dynasty, and changed the heavy and light laws of Qi and Liang Dynasty. They tried to compromise and deleted the laws of beheading and whipping. The crime of treason was not to punish the whole family. Two death penalty articles were first formulated, which were unified into beheading; three exile articles were from 2,000 to 3,000 miles; five imprisonment articles were from one year to three years; five caning articles were from 60 to 100 times; five flogging articles were from 10 to 50 times. If the scholar-officials were guilty, they must first be discussed by the officials and then petitioned. If the crime was excusable, it could be reduced as appropriate, or a ransom or fine of official property could be paid. If the people were guilty, they must be tortured and tortured, but not more than 200 times. There were fixed rules for the size of the cangue and cane. If the people were wronged and the county refused to handle it, they could appeal to the prefectures, counties and provinces in turn. If the prefectures, counties and provinces still refused to handle it, they were allowed to appeal to the imperial court. Since then, the law has been simple and clear, and both kindness and power are combined. Later, Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty read the report of the Ministry of Justice, and found that the number of cases was still as high as 10,000. He still felt that the law was too strict, so he ordered Su Wei to further reduce it, making the law more concise and not omit anything. He also appointed doctoral students of law to study the meaning of the law and revise it at any time. This was also a good intention to be careful about human life. He loved the people and should be praised. Moreover, the concise criminal law after the Sui and Tang dynasties also originated from this.

However, Zheng Yi was dismissed and returned home, but he still retained his salary as a pillar of state. Zheng Yi was unhappy and disappointed, and secretly called a Taoist priest to pray for blessings. At that time, a maid was beaten by Zheng Yi, and she reported that Zheng Yi was a witch doctor. Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty summoned Zheng Yi and asked, "I did not betray you, what do you think?" Zheng Yi could not answer, and bowed his head to apologize. The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty still could not bear to punish him, and ordered him to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors. Zheng Yi obeyed the order and left. The Censorate impeached Zheng Yi for being unfilial and living apart from his mother. The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty issued an edict, saying, "Zheng Yi's good advice and good policies are unknown, but he sold prisons and official positions, and the news is boiling. If he stays in the world, he will be regarded as an unrighteous minister, and will be killed in the court and the market, and he will be an unfilial ghost in the underworld. He has brought trouble to the living and the dead, and there is no way to deal with him. It is appropriate to give him the "Book of Filial Piety" and let him read it carefully." He also sent an envoy to live with his mother. After the fall of Zhou, Zheng Yi was the main culprit. The Sui emperor could not bear to punish him, but instead issued this humorous edict, which was a great loss to the political system. Later, Zheng Yi was reappointed as the governor of Longzhou. Not long after Zheng Yi took office, he asked to return home to treat his illness. He was also granted a banquet at Liquan Palace and was allowed to return to his official position.