Judge Dee The Power Of Magistrates

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Magistrates had a lot of power when ruling. They had the authority to torture a criminal to their liking as well as order subjects to the court. Magistrates had a few loyal and obedient lieutenants to help them in their work; "The lieutenants are the judge's legmen. He sends them out to make discreet inquires; he tells them to interview witnesses, trail suspects, find out the hiding place of a criminal and arrest him" (Preface, XI). The purpose of each of his servants was different; they included "former 'brothers of the green woods'…a reformed itinerant confidence man…an elderly retainer of the judge's family" (Preface, XI). With this small army of his, Judge Dee was able to accomplish many things. Judge Dee was an effective magistrate because …show more content…

There are multiple occurrences where he goes to his private office and then instantly hears the gong being rung signaling another trial has been brought to the court. The original author also did not include any details referring to Dee's personal life or feelings. This magistrate has gone through many hardships in order to solve the mysteries; "[he has] exhausted all the usual means; [he] employed threats, torture, and persuasion, but all failed. [He] must confess that [he doesn't] know what to do" (200). While the higher office was discussing Judge Dee's rulership, they noticed he "has solved a number of cases that were at least as puzzling as that of the poisoned bride" (210). Right before he was going to give up, Judge Dee used what he had to keep going and try to connect the pieces together. By doing this, he cracked the code. Judge Dee was so deeply involved in the case that he "[risked] the loss of his rank and position…He was motivated solely by the desire that justice be done and the death of a miserable, small merchant avenged" (211); "[he] cannot allow this murder to remain unsolved. [He is] going to risk [his] black cap in order to find the truth" (66). Judge Dee's dedication to his job is one of the contributing factors that led him to

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