Chapter 289: Meng Jingzhou Forms the Golden Core_1

The life of law lies in its execution, and the enforcement of law helps to stabilize the destiny of the Great Xia.

As a result, few dare to violate the laws of Great Xia, especially the most severe criminal law.

Although the law needs to be strictly enforced, there will always be unforeseen events that are punishable by law, but logically shouldn't receive a punishment.

In such cases, the criminal law grants the Ministry of Punishments the power to avoid responsibility, delegating this power to the Minister of Justice.

Theoretically, this power is an easy escape route for the royal family from justice.

In practice however, such situations occur very rarely, due primarily to the supervision power of the Five Great Immortal Sects that prevents the Minister of Justice from acting rashly.

But a circumstance that even the original legislators wouldn't have predicted transpired––the Minister of Justice was thrown in jail.

In the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Xia massaged his painful brow.