Chapter 27 Section 5 The oldest generation of legal codes in Asia——"Tang Law Discussion"

There are also books in political history books that specifically record certain laws and regulations, and some are the original documents of certain systems.For example: "Tang Liudian" is a book that records the official system of the Tang Dynasty in detail. "Da Tang Kaiyuan Rituals" is a book that records the five rituals of the Tang Dynasty in detail.The famous "Tang Law Shuyi" is a book that records the laws of the Tang Dynasty in detail.These three books are the original documents and laws and regulations of relevant parties in the Tang Dynasty, not historical records, but they have become very precious first-hand materials today.

"Tang Law Discussion" is a compilation of legal provisions and their interpretations in the Tang Dynasty.The main parts are "law" and "discussion". "Law of the Tang Dynasty" was formulated and promulgated by Changsun Wuji and others in the second year of Emperor Gaozong Yonghui of Tang Dynasty (651 A.D.).During the implementation process, there were differences in the understanding of the laws and texts, so Changsun Wuji and others were called to interpret the "Tang Laws" and compiled 30 volumes of "Tang Laws Shuyi", divided into 12 sections and 502 articles.Explanations and explanations are attached to each article, and they are promulgated with the law. In actual implementation, "commentary" and the law have the same effect. "Laws of the Tang Dynasty" is the oldest and complete legal code in my country and even in the feudal society of Asia.It inherits the tradition of Sui law, and it is the first of its kind in "Song Xingtong", "Da Ming Law" and "Da Qing Law", which has high academic value.