During the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, what important improvements were made in the compilation style of feudal codes?

Main characteristics of Cao Wei's new law

First of all, in terms of code style, the name "You Fa", which stipulated the types of punishment and the principles of criminal law in the Han Law, was changed to the name of punishment, ranking first in the whole law, which changed the situation that the content with general nature had no beginning or end and was "not literal", made the code style more scientific and reasonable, and was used by later feudal codes, which was a great progress in the history of ancient code compilation in China.

Secondly, in terms of content, on the basis of Nine Chapters of Hanshu Law, nine articles, such as fraud and imprisonment, have been added, and the contents inconsistent with the contents in the code have been adjusted, making the code richer in content and more reasonable in structure.

Third, the "Eight Discussions" system was explicitly written into the code for the first time, which further institutionalized and legalized the hierarchical privileges of feudal nobles.

In addition, the punishment system was revised and some punishments were reduced. In a word, the reform and innovation of Wei law in code style and content had a great influence on the formulation of feudal code in later generations.

7. The main features of the Golden Rule

First of all, the style is more rigorous and the structure is more reasonable. Jin Law divides the names of punishments in Wei Law into two parts: names of punishments and laws, which are still at the top of the article. At the same time, the setting of chapters has been adjusted to make it more reasonable and perfect.

Secondly, the content is further accepted into the law, and "paying equal attention to etiquette and law" has become its outstanding feature. The "five-service system" was introduced into the code for the first time, which was called the "quasi-five-service system of strict ethics and etiquette to prevent and punish crimes".

Third, the text is concise and the legal concept is further standardized. According to records, there are 20 articles, 620 articles and 27,657 words in the Jin Law, which embodies the legislative principle of "observing its customs and keeping its Covenant" based on the Han and Wei laws. At the same time, due to Zhang Fei and Du Yu's comments, the Jin Law is more standardized and scientific than the previous codes on the whole.

8. The main characteristics of the laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty

There are * * * articles 12 and 949 articles in the laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty, which is the code with the highest legislative achievement, the most direct and the most far-reaching influence during the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It summed up the experience of feudal legislation since the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, and further improved the style and content of the feudal code.

In terms of style, the eight "names of punishments" and "articles of laws" in the Northern Qi Dynasty are combined into one, which is called "cases of names" and still ranks first in the whole law. Generally speaking, it directs the remaining 1 1, namely: defending soldiers, engaging in family marriage, acting without authorization, violating the system, cheating, litigating, stealing, arresting and destroying. At the same time, the title and scale of 12 were basically inherited by Sui, Tang and Song Dian.

From the content point of view, the Northern Qi Law listed the major crimes that seriously endangered the feudal ruling order as "Ten Serious Crimes" for the first time, and it was established as "Ten Evil Crimes" in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, until it became an important core system in the feudal code in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In addition, in the establishment of the feudal penalty system, it also played a role in connecting the past with the future. In the legal history of China, the laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty are famous for their "simple laws", which embodies a high level of legislation.