After Yuan Chang left, Han Sui stepped forward and asked, "Fengxiao, Zilong, you are okay, why are your faces so ugly?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said sternly: "We're fine, but we were shocked by the lord." The lord made a game that he had never seen before, and I spent a day studying with the lord of Zilong, only to find that this game is vast and profound, containing infinite wisdom, which makes people fall into it and find it difficult to extricate themselves. ”

"Oh, there is such a game, I will definitely ask the lord for advice another day. ”

"Ahem!"

Zhao Yun was choked by the words of Guo Jia and Han Sui, and the game that made them almost lose even their belts became so great in Guo Jia's mouth. Seeing the eagerness of Han Sui and Dian Wei, Zhao Yun felt that it was better not to say anything. He and Guo Jia lost so badly, if Dian Wei and Han Sui didn't lose a little, his heart would be unbalanced!

"When it comes to games, I'm very good, and I'm going to let you see and understand when the time comes. ”

Dian Wei had a "rampant" smile on his face, and Zhao Yun and Guo Jia shook their heads when they saw it, and then Dian Wei knew what crying was. No, I don't even have the money to buy alcohol.

Han Sui faintly felt that something was wrong, as if he had an ominous feeling, but he didn't delve into it.

By the time they arrived in the hall, the prisoners who had made trouble today had already been escorted to the hall and knelt down, and there were more than a dozen of them. Of course, in fact, this is still a small amount, if you add the people who were hacked to death by Dian Wei, it will be more.

Yuan Chang glared at the kneeling prisoners in the hall, and shouted and scolded: "You are all a group of social scum, scum, your father and mother raised you so big, it is a waste of food, making trouble for no reason, and causing trouble to the township, according to Lord Ben's idea, you should all be pulled out and cut down." ”

"My lord, spare your life, the grass people know it's wrong!"

"My lord, we don't dare, someone gave us money to make trouble!"

Hearing that Yuan Chang was going to pull them out and cut them down, the kneeling prisoners immediately pleaded loudly. Some people are even more unbearable, and they are even frightened.

"Humph!"

Yuan Chang snorted dissatisfiedly, and asked the official to splash the frightened guy with water to wake him up, and then said: "Of course, you are not guilty of the laws of the imperial court to death. Ahem, Bong-hyo, you tell me what crime they should be sentenced to. ”

Guo Jia stood up and said clearly with a straight face: "According to the law of the Han Dynasty, these people have violated Emperor Wu's "Six Questions" by relying on the strong and bullying the weak, tyrannizing the widows and widows, and the evil deeds are hard to write. They may be punished with imprisonment or execution. However, the court was lenient and replaced it with other punishments. ”

Punishment is to engrave words on the face, and those who have been sentenced to this kind of punishment will not be able to raise their heads and behave in the future. During the reign of Emperor Wen, the punishment was changed to a penalty, tongs, cheng, dan, and tong, that is, to be sent to the neck and tied to the iron ring to serve five years of hard labor. In the Song Dynasty, because there was no death penalty, the punishment was used again. The most famous one is Lin Chong, the head of the 800,000 forbidden army, who was stabbed by the county government of Gao Yanei, so he was stabbed and filled with the army. There is also Qin Shubao of the Tang Dynasty, because he made friends with Shan Xiongxin and others, a good man in the green forest, and was also assassinated and filled with the army, but because there were people behind, Qin Shubao was only confiscated and not assassinated. Otherwise, Li Shimin is afraid that he will lose such a heroic and warlike general.

Although Emperor Wen did not mention the use of yì, he did not completely abolish it. Rather, it is used according to the needs and moods of the ruler. It was not abolished until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Like torture, torture is a very inhumane punishment. Seeing a person's nose cut off, everyone knows that this person has committed a crime, and the way they look at this person will become different, even if he wants to reform himself, it is estimated that under everyone's contempt and disdain, his heart will become dark, so he will commit another crime.

"Liu San is stupid, the crime is severe, he should be flogged for 500, and he will be sentenced to repair the city wall of Dongping County for ten years. ”

"Gu Erniu, the crime is a little heavier, when the flogging is 300, and then sentenced to repair the city wall of Dongping County for five years. ”

"Fan Sanfa, the crime is relatively light, he should be flogged 100 times, and he will be sentenced to repair the city wall of Dongping County for three years. ”

Under Guo Jia's clear sentence, more than a dozen people were sentenced to different punishments. Although they were all sentenced to severe sentences and had to serve forced labor, they did not have to die, nor did they have to be sentenced to inhumane punishments, and these guys were grateful to the county magistrate. And when the onlookers saw that Guo Jia was so clear about the law and so fair and strict, they all cheered, shouting in their mouths!

Although it was an adult, everyone knew in their hearts that this was a title for Guo Jia, not the incompetent county order.

Back in the back hall, Yuan Chang smiled and said: "Fengxiao, now your reputation in Dongping County is even greater than that of me, who is the county magistrate." If the people are elected, Fengxiao will definitely be well-deserved!"

Guo Jia chuckled and said: "If it weren't for Yuan Gongzi's weakness, how could the people not know Yuan Gongzi's great talent? ”

After speaking, Guo Jia looked at Dian Wei and asked: "The people who make trouble in the villages under the jurisdiction of Dongping County have all been punished, and the village of the wicked is rumored to be the strictest place in Dongping County, why has no one been arrested?

"Fengxiao, you can't talk nonsense!"

When Dian Wei saw Yuan Chang's eyes, he immediately waved his hand eagerly and explained: "I just killed some of the leaders, and the other villagers didn't move." The lord has said that killing chickens and monkeys is an example, but I am very faithful to implement the lord's words. ”

"My lord, there are three people outside who claim to be villagers from the village of the wicked and come to surrender!"

While they were deliberating, a servant ran in to report.

"Well, let them in!"

Yuan Chang waved his hand, and then sat at the head of the case, Guo Jia stood aside, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Han Sui were separated from each other, and the seemingly simple position was extremely exquisite. While being able to protect Yuan Chang and Guo Jia, if someone wants to leave, it is impossible to be surrounded by the three of them.

"The criminal Zhang Laogen, come to surrender!"

"Criminal Luo Maogen, come and surrender!"

"The criminal, He Sangen, came to surrender!"

The three people who came in were all middle-aged men with loyal and honest faces, of course, on the surface, it seemed like this. However, when anyone sees their appearance, they will think that these people are from the village of wicked people who do all kinds of evil.

Yuan Chang glanced at the three of them, and asked puzzledly, "What crimes do the three of you have, and what are you turning yourself in?"

Zhang Laogen is the name of Zhang Viper after reforming, I saw him bow down humbly, and said in a condensed voice: "My lord, the three criminals did not come to surrender themselves, but on behalf of our wicked village, surrendered to the adults. ”

After speaking, Zhang Laogen and the three of them each took out a stack of paper, which recorded their ancestors and the crimes they had committed.

"Shhh

Yuan Chang looked at the things recorded above, and immediately gasped. It's simply an astonishing crime, no wonder the village of the wicked is called all evil, even the crimes recorded above are already impossible to look at.

"Fengxiao, take a look too!"

Yuan Chang handed the paper to Guo Jia and asked him to look at it, then looked at Zhang Laogen and asked, "Why do you want to confess all your crimes, in fact, if you don't say it, no one will know." Do you know that if you are sentenced for these crimes, at least they will be confiscated into the army, and it is possible for Yan zhòng to steal your home and kill your head. ”

"The sinners know!"

Zhang Laogen nodded, glanced at Dian Wei, and said lightly: "But, as the lord said, the crimes we have committed now have not been discovered, and sooner or later they will be retributed to our children and grandchildren." Since our ancestors, we have been doing bad things, and some villagers have long since lost a single one in their homes. We didn't want to continue to live in the dark like this, so we decided to turn ourselves in. No matter what the adults judge us, we will not have an opinion. ”

After Guo Jia finished reading it, his eyes were also a little shocked, the crimes committed by this villain village from their ancestors to the present are really shocking. But now that they have the courage to come forward and turn themselves in, it is clear that they have really decided to turn things around.

Yuan Chang frowned and said in a deep voice: "The crimes committed by your ancestors have nothing to do with you, and the crimes you yourself have committed are not death. I think those heinous people should have been killed by Hong Fei. ”

"That's exactly what your lord said!"

Zhang Laogen said: "Among those who were killed, the three brothers of the Han family were the leaders of our generation of villains, while the remaining dozen or so people were people who followed the three brothers of the Han family to plunder. In fact, some of the villagers were already tired of this kind of life, so they stopped looting for a long time. The sinners say this not to shirk responsibility, but to tell Lord Sù that we have really reformed our ways. ”

Yuan Chang nodded and replied, "You can surrender yourself, this county order is very pleased." You can return to the village for the time being, and no one is allowed to leave the village, and after this lord has consulted with his staff, he will decide what to do with you. In view of the fact that you surrendered yourself, the county order will deal with you leniently. ”

"The sinners have thanked your lord!"

After Zhang Laogen and the three of them kowtowed to Yuan Chang and thanked him, they did not leave. The three of them looked at each other, as if they had made up their minds. At that moment, the three of them took out a pile of parchment from their arms, and their movements were extremely careful, as if these parchments were something precious.

"My lord, this is a record of the looting of the sinners from their ancestors, and the sinners are willing to hand them over to your lordship. ”

Yuan Chang took the parchment, originally with a somewhat casual expression, but after seeing the property recorded on it, his eyes suddenly turned red, and his breathing became heavy.

Guo Jia took it and looked at it, and almost didn't drop his jaw.

There are 1,000 gold bricks, tens of thousands of silverware, 10 million copper coins, and countless other antique utensils. The amount of these goods is already worth the taxes paid by the Han Dynasty for several years.

Of course, these belongings are the savings of the ancestors of the Wicked Village for hundreds of years, and it is normal that there are so many.