651 years ago today, on January 6, 1374 (November 23, the 1373 lunar calendar), the Ming Dynasty's "Law of the Ming Dynasty" was promulgated for the first time in the world. January 6, 1374-The Ming Dynasty's "Law of the Ming Dynasty" was promulgated for the first time in the world. The "Law of the Ming Dynasty" is a decree and regulation of the Ming Dynasty of China. It was formulated in detail by the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang summarizing the experience and lessons of the implementation of laws in past dynasties. The Law of the Ming Dynasty is divided into 30 volumes, with one volume with famous examples, including the five punishments (flogging, caning, apostasy, exile, and death), the ten evils (rebellion, conspiracy to rebellion, evil rebellion, indecency, great disrespect, unfilial piety, discord, injustice, civil strife), eight discussions (discussion of relatives, discussion of deceased, discussion of merit, discussion of virtuous, discussion of ability, discussion of noble, discussion of guest), as well as the second volume of the Law of Officials, the seventh volume of the Law of Households, the second volume of the Law of Rites, the fifth volume of the Law of Soldiers, the eleventh volume of the Criminal Law, and the second volume of the Law of Works, totaling 460 articles. This arrangement of six parts as the general purpose of the six laws is inherited from the Yuan Dynasty Regulations. It is completely different from the Tang Law, and has many changes in content compared with the Tang Law. The term "traitor party" was added, which was not found in the previous generation. In terms of sentencing, those who commit minor crimes will be reduced, and those who commit serious crimes will be more serious. The former mainly refers to litigation within the landlord class, while the latter mainly refers to severe measures against civil unrest such as rebellion and rebellion. It is forbidden to "corrupt parties","make friends with close officials", and "speak of ministers 'benevolent policies", etc., which reflects Zhu Yuanzhang's centralized thinking of preventing officials from seizing power and making friends with party aid in the early Ming Dynasty. In terms of criminal law, the Law of the Ming Dynasty originated from the Law of the Tang Dynasty. The five punishments include flogging, caning, convicting, exile, and death, which is the so-called positive punishment. Others such as miscellaneous offenders within the statute, beheading, strangling, migration, banishment, cangulation, etc., some of which are inherited from previous generations, and some were created by the Ming Dynasty. The so-called Tingzheng was first implemented by Zhu Yuanzhang, and other cruel methods and punishments that were not stipulated in the Ming Dynasty also emerged one after another. As for the "Zhao Prison" of the Royal Guards, it kills the most and does the most harm. Later, the East Factory, the West Factory, and the Inner Factory were established one after another, and the torture and harsh laws intensified until the Ming Dynasty fell.