Zhou Kongmu said: "Back to the prince, the villain's writing is not good." This is still a special document to write, and it is good. ”

The Seventh Prince said angrily: "This Lord is lifting you up!" ”

Zhou Kongmu made a sad face: "Go back to the prince!" The villain is tofu hanging twine, and he can't lift it, not this piece of material! At the beginning, the chief also wanted to promote the villain, and asked the villain to take the township exam, as long as he had a slight ranking, he could make up for the last civilian job to eat the official salary. The villain raised a thousand pounds of pen, and he was dazzled when he recognized words a hundred miles away, and he looked like everyone. Therefore, I can't pass the exam. ”

The Seventh Prince laughed when he heard this, and said, "You kid, it's a little witty. ”

Zhou Kongmu replied with crossed hands: "Don't dare." ”

The Seventh Prince said: "Didn't you write the previous criminal cases?" But it means that you did what you wanted, right? ”

Zhou Kongmu said: "Back to the prince, I know, it was all said by the villain, and the clerk helped write it." ”

The seventh prince called the clerk to come, put the pen and paper in the hall, and asked Zhou Kongmu to say, and the clerk was written.

Zhou Kongmu's words are mostly popular slang, but he speaks clearly, understands the accounts, listens to the documents, polishes them, and writes the full text when he does not move:

It turned out that the girl had been in love with a man in Hongxiang for a long time, and eloped together, but others didn't know about it, and only killed people as a rich father and son. Zhou Kongmu carefully inspected the ground and pilasters of Sha's house, and did not see any blood stains, let alone signs of loosening. Zhou Kongmu scrutinized: A huge person, if you want to say that others can't hear it when you kill it, you can just give it back, so where should you hide the corpse? Now in such a courtyard, the ground has not been excavated, and the walls have not been rebuilt. There was no blood in the place, and there was no car to transport the corpse out, and none of the servants admitted to helping to hide the corpse, or indeed found clues to hide the corpse. Zhou Kongmu felt that something was wrong, so he changed the direction of the investigation, and finally found out the suspicious whereabouts of the girl, and finally pursued her.

Now that Lao Sha's father and son have been exonerated from the crime, how should this pair of men and women who caused a big storm be sentenced? Zhou Kongmu had no idea. He was not good at studying, and he couldn't read through the laws and regulations. But he put forward a simple point of view: "The girl eloped with the man, and she didn't mean to put the master to death, so you can't be guilty of murder." ”

The clerk thinks it is reasonable. But he is good at writing. It's not that the criminal name is outstanding, so it is also necessary to consult with the criminal master. The criminal master thinks that there are several crimes that can be set, and it is not certain that he can be determined for a while.

The Seventh Prince didn't care about this, the point was to put Tang Taishou's corruption into it. He asked Zhou Kongmu to sit a little closer. It's easier to talk.

Zhou Kongmu resigned again and was humble. Sure enough, he was ordered to move into two places. Nearly the seventh prince bowed. The seventh prince said: "I heard that in your handling of this case, it was very unsmooth at the beginning, was it because of the obstruction of your boss?" ”

Zhou Kongmu said: "I believe that it was the father and son of the Sha family who killed people. There was no evidence for the villain at the time. Therefore, I can't win his trust-" Speaking of this, he swallowed and vomited, aiming at the Seventh Prince, but he didn't dare to face it, only aimed at the cuffs of the prince.

A thought naturally passed through the mind of the Seventh Prince: "I am wearing a grass pattern jasper wrench today, which is matched with purple ground and large flower cuffs, and my nails have also been trimmed, so I am not afraid to look at ......."

Immediately, he was taken aback: "This week's Kongmu is not the bite I like at all, and I don't want to roll the sheets with him, and I don't expect to plant any thoughts in his heart, what are you afraid of?" ”

These two thoughts passed in just a flash, and the Seventh Prince smiled: "In front of this king, there is no taboo, you just have to tell the truth." ”

Zhou Kongmu honestly lowered his head, his demeanor was like that of an old peasant, but he couldn't be clearer when he said it: "If it weren't for the original Taishou to be the master, the villain wouldn't be able to go out to handle the case." If it is said that the original is too greedy and corrupt, the villain has not seen it with his own eyes, and he cannot testify indiscriminately. The original Taishou rebelled and died with more than one sin. But the villain still had to see something and say something. If you just talk nonsense, how can the prince trust the villain on an errand in the future? ”

The Seventh Prince listened reasonably. He originally wanted to use Zhou Kongmu to accuse Tang Taishou, but now it seems that he can't use it. I had to forget it. Fortunately, he had someone else who could use it, so he discussed it with them and released Zhou Kongmu.

When Zhou Kongmu came out, the uncle of the Liu family was already waiting, and hurriedly talked to him.

Zhou Kongmu smiled bitterly: "Uncle, you can say it directly." When you come, there must be something else. You've got it. ”

The uncle of the Liu family asked for the matter of the eldest brother of Mingzhu. The first step is to determine identity. The man who eloped with the girl has been reported to the Criminal Division. Zhou Kongmu and Uncle Liu are the eldest brother of Mingzhu.

The remaining question is: how to reduce his sentence.

Will he be sentenced to death?

Zhou Kongmu comforted the uncle of the Liu family: "You know, if you don't judge for murder, it doesn't matter." ”

The name of the punishment of this dynasty is like this, it is lenient to the lower and strict to the higher. If ordinary civilians want to commit a capital crime, they can basically only rely on killing, and if they have to kill people with more serious circumstances and offend the anger of the public, they will have a decisive decision. Otherwise, be lenient, and be sent to hard labor, or simply to hard labor. It's another thing to die in hard labor. Make a good favor, this hard labor can still be more comfortable.

As for the officials above, it is cool to enjoy the privileges, but if you touch the dragon's anger like Tang Taishou and overturn the nest all of a sudden, it is also a matter of minutes, in short, they are all outside of ordinary criminal cases, and ordinary people don't have to worry.

Generally speaking, the criminal environment is lenient, and the eldest brother Mingzhu will not have a major event, but it is a matter of how many years of hard labor he has served.

Uncle Liu pondered: "If you want to say stealing other people's property, you don't steal much, it's a matter of two or three years." ”

The girl can barely be counted as someone else's property. If it's a buyout girl, it's even more appropriate. This girl didn't sell the deed, she just rented a service period, which is not particularly consistent. If you must be on the side, her lease is not very expensive, and she should be able to do three years of hard labor, and then make her hands and feet, report her illness, and add a good "discretionary leniency", she should be able to go home for two years.

Zhou Kongmu had a better idea: "The two are happy, and if the bitter master's family does not pursue it, it can be redeemed." ”

This is about an unmarried man and a woman who voluntarily eloped, and if the woman's family was furious and caught and killed, they could only beat the woman, and they had to extort money from the man. If the woman's family is willing to let it go, the man can marry the woman openly, make up for the wedding, and rejoice in a young couple. If the government's resources are wasted—for example, if the government sends someone to find them or something—pledge a fee, that's it.

Uncle Liu had to praise: "Mr.'s criminal name is the most thorough one!" ”

Zhou Kongmu shook his hands continuously: "If you can't recite the original text and can't write those words, what kind of punishment is it." ”

The uncle of the Liu family still praised it for a while, and then said: "But this eldest brother ......"

"Huh?"

The uncle of the Liu family hated: "Don't hide it from your old man, it's really a gambler!" ”

As soon as Zhou Kongmu heard the words "old man", he humbled again and again. This is not really called so because Zhou Kongmu is old, but an honorific title. Because Zhou Kongmu had face in front of the Seventh Prince, and the uncle of the Liu family had something to ask for, he was so respectful. Zhou Kongmu really couldn't just cover his face. He ducked to the side and raised his palms to block him. Uncle Liu forced him back to his seat, and continued: "Let's not talk about it." That big brother, the gamble is endless! "I counted the bad deeds of the eldest brother Mingzhu, and said, "Therefore, when you are poor, you are simply fine, and it is a big deal to gamble a few nests and nests, and then you will not be beaten up." Now that the pearl girl is motivated, she has brought her sisters out, and the second elder is at home, and she also has a beam on her head and rice in the pot. How can he be defeated again? If you want me to say, it is better to let him do hard labor and collect his bones! ”

Zhou Kongmu muttered: "Then ......"

"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood. Just don't die. ”

"That'll do fine." Zhou Kongmu nodded and said, "He is not a big crime, he should be able to win the service in this city." The envoy to repair the prince's mansion has been canceled, and the flood has passed, so there should be no big drudgery in their camp in the near future, and it shouldn't be a big deal to get in. There are also people in us left and right, please take away his muscles and bones, in short, don't hurt him, let alone kill him, that's it. ”

"That's exactly what I said." Uncle Liu nodded again and again.

The two of them don't talk about it here. The Seventh Prince's side has also made a final decision: make up a good show, and call it a strange injustice!

Let's just say how Lao Sha's father and son were wronged, how they were wronged, how they were wronged, how the villain and the white-faced official were actually Tang Taishou, how they were stolen and cast them into an iron case. While they were suffering, the white-faced corrupt officials were also discussing with the clan how to rebel and how to enjoy happiness when the rebellion succeeded. Fortunately, there was a small official who found clues to the grievance, so he quietly went to investigate by himself. The white-faced corrupt official found out that the little official was hindering his greed, so he sent someone to kill the little official. Fortunately, the emperor was wise and smashed their rebellion plot, and the little official also chased the girl back. So the snow was settled, and the clouds dispersed.

"This play is called Dark Clouds, right?" Someone mentions yì.

Another old scholar cut off a few stems and whiskers, and said endlessly: "It's called Wu Penji!" ”

- What?! The bystanders almost didn't slip under the stool! The black basin is a toilet! The high point is called a bucket, and the low point is called a basin. The big girl's dowry is painted red and gorgeous, and it is a red bucket. Ordinary guys, dark and heavy, it's called a black pot...... Such a thing, used as the title of the play?

"You're not too tasteful...... that's what almost everyone looks.

"No, listen to me," said the old pedant, "we may write that the old man and his son were very extravagant. After making a little money, he didn't spare material resources, and decorated a black basin with fine carvings and precious stones. It turned out to be useless, but it was accidentally damaged by such a girl. The girl was scared and ran to her friendly house. If you're good, take her and run away! (To be continued......)