Research On The "Story" Of The Jin Dynasty

The Jin dynasty was a significant period in the history of development of Chinese ancient law. Lv and Ling had become totally independent of each other for the first time. Lv was made for conviction, and Ling was made for regulating executive systems. As the basic codes, Lv and Ling, without no doubt, should remain stable. So how to meet the elastic demand for law from the dynamic society? How to meet the need of the imperial power expansion? Formulating a flexible code was an effective way to solve the problems. So legislators chose "story" as a new legislative mode. This choice was not only the subjective intention of lawmakers, but also the reason of the development of the "story" itself.The history of "story" originated from the pre-Qin dynasty. The "story" referred to criminal law cases at that time. From this point of view, the Tingxingshi of the Qin dynasty and the Jueshibi of the Han dynasty were also "story". Due to the guidance and reference for the posterity, the application of "story" was expanded to political, ritual, administrative and other regions in the Han dynasty. Moreover, the Han dynasty set up specific institutions to manage, collect, and compile "story". Following the Han dynasty, the Wei dynasty also compiled "Wei Wu story". Because of the extremely complex contents of "story", when promulgating laws, the Jin dynasty sorted out the "story" and changed it into a complete code to enact.According to Tang six codes, the "story" derived from Zhizhao. This view can be confirmed from the historical development of "story" and the lost articles of the "story" of the Jin dynasty. Considering the origin of "story", Tang people regard "story" as Tangge’s predecessor. However, it was necessary to note that there were many different types and applicable fields of Tangge. As a result, we should treat them specifically, rather than generally. It was basiclly clear that "Liusige" and "story" came from the same strain.As for the content of the "story" of the Jin dynasty, it was not as complicated as before. The "story" of the Jin dynasty had a definite connotation:Ping Shi Zhang Cheng. Ping Shi Zhang Cheng were often supplementary provisions and refinements for the laws. Them played an auxiliary role during the legal operation. Here, they referred to the detailed rules and regulations of administration. However, other than the code, the Jin dynasty had "story" in other realm, playing an important role in the political practice.